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    Plan and implement next-gen 5G solutions for private, multi-transport, or single-transport network upgrades.
  - Enterprise 5G
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  - Enterprise Private Wireless Networks
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  - Cellular Backhaul
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    Helping to bridge the digital divide in rural communities
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  - Schools Connectivity
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  - Grocery Digital Signage Solutions
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  - Managed Broadband
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    Create secure, reliable, and scalable networks using multiple transports across multiple geographies
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    Improve reliability while focusing on your business
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    Connecting passengers, crew, and sensors onboard
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- Satellite Ground Systems
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    Transform satellite capacity into high-performing bandwidth with advanced ground systems for on-demand global connectivity.
  - JUPITER SYSTEM
    The global standard for satellite ground system technology
  - Military System
    Secure SATCOM for defense agencies
  - HX System
    Scalable satellite connectivity for GEO constellations
  - Flyaway and ManPack Terminals
    Portable satellite terminals and reflectors
- Satellite Internet
- Satellite Assets
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    Reliable GEO with JUPITER HTS, low-latency LEO via Hughes Managed LEO and OneWeb-ready antennas.
  - Electronically Steerable Antennas
    Terminal solutions for OneWeb LEO satellite service
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    Largest GEO satellite covering the Americas for internet access
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    Providing essential connectivity using a fleet of satellites
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    Connecting schools worldwide to accelerate education
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    Supporting businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises to government agencies.
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    Using open standards and commercial technologies to meet Defense requirements and remove silos
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    Focus on constituents and let us focus on the connections
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    Experienced in delivering services that cross national boundaries
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HomeResourcesConnecting the Unconnected Part 2: Changing Lives with Affordable Community Wi-Fi Internet Access (Vinay Patel, Wilson Azevedo, John Holguin)

Connecting the Unconnected Part 2: Changing Lives with Affordable Community Wi-Fi Internet Access (Vinay Patel, Wilson Azevedo, John Holguin)

Resource Type: Podcast

Categories: Connecting the Unconnected, Mobility

We do a deeper dive on satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi solutions and how they are creating affordable internet access around the world. Guests examine the socioeconomic challenges and benefits to bringing remote communities online, the various models for Community Wi-Fi, share stories and testimonials from communities and discuss the role Facebook is playing to expand access.