• Your best choice in high-speed satellite Internet is about to get even better.

    Starting in summer 2012, HughesNet Gen4 will deliver better performance, faster speeds and superior download capacity to customers throughout the United States.

  • What is Gen4?

    Hughes is rolling out its 4th-generation high-speed satellite Internet service – HughesNet Gen4 – to give you more of what you need, including dramatically improved performance and support for high-bandwidth applications like voice, video and music.

    With Gen4 you’ll be able to experience Internet connectivity at its fullest. Gen4 combines our network of high-capacity satellites, engineering expertise and customer support to give you more of what you want from the Internet.

    The new standard
    of excellence in
    satellite Internet.
  • What can I do with Gen4?

    Gen4 will deliver more of what you need by providing superior download capacity to take advantage of what the Internet offers, anywhere, anytime.

    • Stay up-to-date with faster email, news, and downloads
    • Get improved network performance for high-bandwidth apps
    • Enjoy a media-rich world like never before: video clips, pictures, music — even streaming movies and high-quality voice calls.

    Customers are already benefitting from recent enhancements to HughesNet, including larger downloads and the ability to bank unused daily data allowances for future use. These are just a taste of improvements to come, so stay tuned.

    Experience the Internet at its fullest.
  • What’s different about Gen4?

    HughesNet is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in North America. HUGHES invented satellite Internet and has the advantage of over 40 years of proven experience and innovation in satellite communications.

    In summer 2012 we will be making our network even better with the addition

    of our new high-capacity satellite. HughesNet Gen4 will allow customers to get more from the Internet with the greatest download capacity of any satellite Internet provider.

    A faster, more
    reliable network.
  • The latest on the Gen4 network

    EchoStar XVII — our latest high-capacity satellite that will make Gen4 service possible — is the most advanced communications satellite in the industry. The satellite has already been shipped to its rocket launch site and will be operational in a few months!

    Fun facts about the satellite:

    • Weighs over 7,000 pounds at launch
    • Assembled with 50,000 screws
    • Has a wingspan of 130 feet when fully deployed
    • Includes 4,500 pieces of pipe called 'waveguide' that — if placed end-to-end — would stretch over a mile in length.
    The most advanced
    satellite in the industry.

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