Hughes Network Systems
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications Satellite Internet |
| Founded | 1971 (Digital Communications Corp) |
| Headquarters | Germantown, Maryland, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Services | Satellite networks and services |
| Revenue | $1.97 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2022) |
| Parent | EchoStar |
| ASNs | 6621, 63062 |
| Website | www.Hughes.com |
Hughes Network Systems, LLC is an American telecommunications company that specializes in providing satellite-based communication services for consumer and enterprise markets. It is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland and provides satellite internet services under the brand HughesNet. HughesNet has over a million subscribers in the Americas in late 2023, down from 1.4 million in early 2022. Hughes Network Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, which acquired its former parent company, Hughes Communications, in 2011.