Performance, Power, Unique Capabilities: SPACEWAYTM 3 >> Our new SPACEWAY 3 platform represents the largest step forward in the history of satellite communications. This new satellite broadband platform will form the basis for the next generation of our HughesNet® service. The SPACEWAY 3 satellite was successfully launched on August 14, 2007 and commercial service in North America began April 8, 2008. What is SPACEWAY? SPACEWAY 3 is a next-generation satellite system whose unique capabilities will enable high-speed data networking, enable groundbreaking applications, and unlock a wealth of value-added HughesNet services. Operating in globally-assigned Ka-band spectrum, SPACEWAY 3 employs high-performance, onboard digital processing, packet switching, and spot-beam technology to offer direct site-to-site connectivity at rates of from 512 Kbps up to 16 Mbps. SPACEWAY 3 combines the traditional advantages of satellite, namely ubiquitous reach and efficient broadcast/multicast, with high data rates and mesh connectivity—to give customers a fast, efficient, flexible, and cost-effective communications solution. Advanced Technology Through use of advanced multi-spot-beam antenna and onboard data processing technologies, SPACEWAY satellites are at the vanguard of the most advanced next generation high-capacity Ka-band satellites. Such capabilities are the foundation for a host of advanced features such as full-mesh, single-hop connectivity among customer terminals. SPACEWAY 3 represents the most sophisticated advanced packet transmission infrastructure complete with IP-based user interfaces, satellite terminals, comprehensive network management and service management functionality, all optimized to provide end-to-end broadband access and network connectivity services.   What Makes SPACEWAY 3 Different? >> It's a World First SPACEWAY 3 represents the next generation in satellite communications technology, with approximately 5 to 8 times the capacity of today's Ku-band satellites. SPACEWAY 3 will enable a full-mesh digital IP network that will interconnect with a wide variety of end-user equipment and systems. This North American broadband satellite system will enable a range of innovative applications, enterprise-wide. The SPACEWAY Mission SPACEWAY 3 employs high-performance, onboard digital processing, packet switching, and spot beam technology to offer higher broadband speeds, high capacity, bandwidth on demand, and mesh connectivity. True Point-to-Point Communications SPACEWAY 3’s revolutionary onboard switching capability enables the satellite to receive, process, and route traffic directly to and from customer locations in a single hop, without using a hub. Onboard switching reduces delay, increases overall transmission efficiency, and enables point-to-point, or mesh, communications directly between customer sites. Spot Beams SPACEWAY 3’s unique phased array antenna creates 24 hopping spot beams at 440 Mbps directly where the traffic needs to go. Frequency Reuse Similar to a cellular system that reuses frequencies throughout a coverage area, SPACEWAY 3 reuses frequencies across North America, yielding higher effective capacity at a lower cost.   About Us    Contact Us Copyright © HughesNet is a registered trademark of Hughes Network Services, LLC.