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SpaceX Competitor Raises Download Speeds · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hey everybody, welcome back to the Elon Musk Podcast.
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  This is a show where we discuss the critical Crossroads, The
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  Shape, SpaceX, Tesla X, The Boring Company, and Neuralink.
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  I'm your host, Will Walden. Hughes Net, which is a Starlink
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  competitor, has introduced the 100 megabytes per second
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  download speeds for their customers, which is a
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  substantial increase from their previous offerings.
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  Now this is Hansman, which is powered by the newly launched
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  Jupiter 3 satellite, positioned Hughesnet as a stronger
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  competitor against Starlink, Spacex's satellite Internet
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  system. Now this is launched in July and
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  the Jupiter 3 satellite is a key factor in Hughesnet's ability to
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  offer these higher speeds. This advanced satellite is
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  stationed in a high geostationary orbit and is
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  instrumental in delivering the new 100 megabyte per second
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  download speeds as part of Hughesnet's Internet service
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  upgrade. Now Hughesnet's revised plans
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  include the existing Fusion plan, previously capped at 25
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  megabytes per second and 50 megabits per second, now
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  offering up to 100 megs per second at $109.99 per month.
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  Additionally, a new Elite Plan is introduced offering 100 megs
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  per second for $89.99 cents per month, with both plans subject
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  to two data caps of 100 gigs or 200 gigs.
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  So the 200 gigs is the Fusion plan.
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  Now amidst these upgrades, Hughes Net is also providing
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  promotional discounts on both the Fusion and the Elite plans,
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  making the improved service more accessible to a broader range of
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  customers. And the Jupiter 3 satellite
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  boast over 500 gigabits per second in broadband capability,
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  significantly boosting Hughesnet's total capacity in
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  the satellite features over 300 spot beams and utilizes a
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  state-of-the-art ground system with a dedicated fibre backbone
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  and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic flow and reduce
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  the latency of the signal. And Hughesnet's upgraded service
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  is set to challenge Starlink directly, which currently serves
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  over 2.2 million customers globally.
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  And with Starlink, it offers higher peak download speeds, and
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  many users experience speeds closer to 70 megabits per second
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  compared to Hughesnet's consistent 100 megabits per
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  second offering. Now, similar to Starlink,
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  though, Hughesnet requires customers to have specific
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  satellite dish hardware, which can be either leased or
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  purchased directly from Hughesnet depending on the
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  chosen plan. The actual latency performance
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  of Jupiter 3 remains to be seen, though.
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  Hughesnet says 100, but in the real world we're not exactly
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  sure what it is. But the Fusion plan aims to
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  reduce latency by combining satellite and ground based
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  cellular networks, while the Elite plan offers satellite only
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  connectivity. Our Hughesnet's updated
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  offerings include the Select plan with up to 50 megabits per
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  second. The Elite plan with 100 and
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  Fusion plan combined satellite and terrestrial wireless for
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  improved latency also up to 100. And all plans require the
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  installation of specific equipment, which is supplied by
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  Hughesnet. Now alongside Jupiter 3, Hughes
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  continues to operate as Jupiter One and Jupiter 2 satellites,
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  supporting various service plans.
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  And the company emphasizes the competitive edge provided by
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  Jupiter Three in terms of speed and throughput.
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  Jupiter One Jupiter Two much slower than the Jupiter 3
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  system, and Hughes Net has enhanced its terrestrial network
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  infrastructure to support the Jupiter 3 satellite
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  capabilities. The company has also
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  collaborated with unnamed wireless carriers in North
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  America to maximize coverage for its Fusion product, and
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  Hughesnet's faster Internet options are particularly crucial
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  for Americans in remote areas where satellite Internet is
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  often the only option. The new plans aim to reduce the
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  digital divide by offering improved speeds and data
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  allowances, albeit at higher prices compared to urban
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  broadband solutions. Now I'm going to take a little
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  sidetrack here. My sister, who lived about 10
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  miles away from where I used to live, she couldn't get regular
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  broadband from a cable provider. She had to get satellite
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  Internet because even her cell phone signal was horrible.
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  She lived in a very rural area. Her choices were Hughesnet, much
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  slower speeds than Starlink. Or eventually she could have
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  gotten Starlink, but it didn't cover her area.
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  So she went with Hughesnet. And this is just a personal
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  experience of my own. I'm not paid by Hughesnet.
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  This is not an advertisement for Hughesnet, but I know that some
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  of the speeds that she was encountering by Hughesnet
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  weren't that great and they were very spotty, so hopefully they
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  can fix these with their new offerings and continue to offer
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  a better service with the Jupiter 3 satellites.
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  And the Jupiter 3 satellites are supposed to cover a broader
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  range of area than the one and the two satellites.
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  Now the Fusion's price plan is higher, and it's justified by
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  its hybrid tech, which combines satellite and the fixed wireless
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  connections to reduce the latency, potentially supporting
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  activities like online gaming that require quicker response
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  times. The upgrade to 100 megs per
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  second aligns with the typical Internet usage patterns, which
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  prioritize downloading data over uploading now.
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  This increase is significant, very huge for rural users,
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  enhancing activities like HD streaming, something like
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  Netflix and smart home device connectivity.
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  Because if everybody has a tablet or everybody has some
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  sort of device connected to the Internet, it's going to take a
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  lot of speed to use all of those devices at the same time and
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  recognizing the increased data needs accompanying faster
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  speeds, Hughes Net has raised its monthly data allowances.
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  However, exceeding these limits won't incur additional fees.
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  Those speeds may be reduced for the remainder of the billing
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  cycle. Now customers have the option to
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  purchase additional data tokens to continue with the highest
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  speed possible through Hughes net.
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  Now the new plans are set to launch on December 26th, so get
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  ready and availability and access to the Fusion service
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  will vary by location and they're going to continue to
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  roll it out to a broader spectrum of people in the
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  future. Now existing customers may have
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  the option to upgrade subject to a new 12 month contract or the
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  completion of their current agreement.
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