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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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Acquired by Echo Star in 2017
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gptkbp:awards
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Various industry awards
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:AT&_T
gptkb:Comcast
gptkb:Dish_Network
gptkb:Viasat
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gptkbp:customer_base
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Business customers
Residential customers
Government customers
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gptkbp:employees
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Over 1,000
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gptkbp:expansion
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Expanded services internationally.
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Howard_Hughes
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gptkbp:has_part
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gptkb:Hughes_Network_Systems,_LLC
gptkb:Hughes_Communications,_Inc.
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Germantown,_Maryland
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gptkbp:history
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Founded in 1971 as a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Company.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hughes Telecommunications, Inc.
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:innovation
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Pioneered satellite broadband technology.
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Ravi_G._Shankar
gptkb:Mike_Cook
gptkb:Pradman_Kaul
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Germantown,_Maryland,_USA
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gptkbp:mission
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To connect people and businesses through innovative technology.
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gptkbp:offers
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Broadband services
Satellite communication services
Managed network services
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:Hughes_Net_Gen5
gptkb:Hughes_Net
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Echo_Star_Corporation
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gptkbp:partnership
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Partnership with educational institutions
Partnership with government agencies
Partnership with various ISPs
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gptkbp:revenue
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$1.2 billion (2020)
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gptkbp:service_area
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Rural areas
Urban areas
Remote areas
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:satellite
Television broadcasting
Voice over IP
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Hughes_Network_Systems
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:communication_systems
gptkb:Internet_services
Satellite technology
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Private
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gptkbp:vision
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To be a leader in satellite communications.
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gptkbp:website
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www.hughes.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hughes_Electronics_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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