Several hundred thousand households and businesses targeted for
new Frontier Broadband Service
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), the largest provider
of communications services focused on rural America, announced today it
has signed a wholesale agreement with Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services.
Frontier will distribute satellite-based broadband services, branded Frontier
Broadband, that will deliver dramatically increased speed and
capacity to several hundred thousand households and small businesses
within markets previously unserved or underserved by all broadband
providers, including cable.
Frontier Broadband products are owned and managed by Frontier
Communications and supported by highly-trained, 100 percent U.S.-based
local installation, customer service and support teams. According to
Melinda White, executive vice president of revenue development for
Frontier, “We are very excited to offer a new, high-performance
broadband Internet service. This is another example of Frontier’s
unwavering commitment to making broadband access ubiquitous – especially
in rural America. We chose Hughes because it shares that vision and has
the proven ability to bring high-quality technology to customers around
the world.”
Frontier Broadband will leverage the Hughes EchoStar XVII
Satellite with JUPITER™ High-Throughput Technology that was successfully
launched on July 5, 2012, and which will enable HughesNet Gen4 satellite
Internet services for Frontier Broadband customers.
HughesNet Gen4 offers dramatically increased performance and capacity,
including support for high-bandwidth applications such as streaming
video and music.
“We are excited to work with Frontier Communications to deliver
high-speed Internet access to households in rural America that have
traditionally been unserved or underserved,” said Mike Cook, senior vice
president, North American Division, Hughes. “HughesNet Gen4 will
dramatically improve performance for high-bandwidth multimedia
applications and accelerate web browsing, delivering a media-rich world
like never before.”
To learn more information about Frontier Broadband and to sign-up
for this new service, Frontier customers may call 877-451-1801.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world’s leading provider of
satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network
technologies, managed services and solutions for enterprises and
governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet
service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To
date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.8 million systems to customers in
over 100 countries, representing over 50 percent market share. Its
products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU
organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1. Headquartered
outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates
sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of
satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional
information about Hughes, please visit www.hughes.com.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), is an S&P 500 company
and is included in the FORTUNE 500 list of America's largest
corporations. Frontier offers broadband, voice, satellite video,
wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled
offerings and specialized bundles for residential customers, small
businesses and home offices and advanced business communications for
medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier's approximately
15,500 employees are based entirely in the United States. More
information is available at www.frontier.com.
Frontier Communications Corporation
Steve Crosby, 916-686-3333
steven.crosby@ftr.com
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation