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DoD will be able to leverage Hughes LEO communications under the PLEO IDIQ contract for a variety of applications. 

Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for proliferated LEO satellite-based services.

Hamid Akhavan, CEO of EchoStar, joins Dan Loney of Wharton Business Daily to discuss what the launch of the JUPITER™ 3 Satellite - the largest ever communications satellite - means for connectivity.

Tested and proven solutions like GEO satellites, combined with new LEO satellites and other emerging technologies developed by the communications industry, offer useful options for government agencies to help overcome the communications barriers facing first responders in the wake of these events.

Direct-to-device connectivity can unlock a new suite of services for many industries. New GEO and LEO satellite constellations will be the lynchpin for the next wave of connectivity.

EchoStar Corporation and Dish Network announced a deal to combine, with a plan to bring together satellite and terrestrial technologies to gain an advantage in the 5G ecosystem. 

JUPITER™ 3, a bus-size spacecraft designed to quadruple Hughes satellite broadband speeds, is in orbit after two launch delays. The satellite will go into geostationary orbit at 22,236 miles above the equator.

SpaceX has again launched a competitor's satellite, this time a 10-ton behemoth.