[Satellite TODAY 08-05-13] Hughes Network Systems will supply a Jupiter high-throughput system to Media Networks, a B2B unit of Telefonica Digital. The system will power the first commercial Ka-band service over Latin America.    Under the deal, Hughes will supply Media Networks with its high-density Jupiter gateway stations and integrated Network Management System (NMS), including advanced OSS functionality, to effectively manage a large population of Hughes broadband satellite terminals. Delivery of the System is scheduled for late 2013.

    Media Networks is the first customer of the new Jupiter system outside of North America. Expressly designed for high-capacity service networks, Jupiter features very dense and robust gateway architecture with lights-out operation, enhanced IPoS air interface for efficiency and performance, and high-throughput terminals. To develop this project, Media Networks facilities include its NOC in Lima, Peru, and two gateways located in Arica, Chile, and Laredo, Texas.

    “Hughes is proud to have been selected by Media Networks for the first Ka-band system deployment in Latin America,” said Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes. “It’s a testimony to the advanced capabilities and performance of our Jupiter system, which is helping power record growth of our HughesNet service in North America – and I’m confident will soon enable Media Networks to succeed in the southern half of our hemisphere.”