Hughesnet for Business

Hughesnet for Business is available to every business, coast to coast in the US, with a clear view of the southern sky—finally, your business can get high-speed connectivity, even if you’re beyond the reach of DSL and cable! With Hughesnet Gen5, Hughes has fundamentally re-imagined what satellite Internet can be, bringing businesses more of everything they want: fast speeds, more data, and built-in Wi-Fi. Whether you have a single office or you need to connect multiple branch locations, Hughesnet provides a highly reliable, secure, always-on connection that gives you instant access to the critical business information and applications you need—email, point-of-sale transactions, Web pages, sharing files, and more.

Static IP needs will always supersede dynamic IP needs, but not all situations require a Static IP. Static IP is available for our satellite-only Business plans. Let’s review your needs to determine what is best for your account.

Step 1: A request for a Web page is sent from your computer to a satellite about 22,000 miles out in space. At this altitude, the satellite’s period of rotation (24 hours) matches the Earth’s, and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the Earth (geosynchronous orbit). Because Internet via satellite is so technologically advanced, this distance hardly makes a difference, even with rural Internet connections.

Step 2: The satellite contacts the Hughes Network Operations Center (NOC) which locates the specific Website you have requested.

Step 3: The Website beams the information back along the same path to the Hughesnet Network Operations Center, then to the satellite, and then to your computer through your Hughesnet dish and modem. Although the signal travels a great distance, there is only a fraction of a second delay during this transmission. This is similar to delay you may have experienced when using a cell phone. In most cases, this delay (latency) isn’t apparent while surfing online. Once Hughesnet has been professionally installed, connecting to the Internet via satellite is simple!

The Bonus Zone is a period of time from 2am-8am, when all customers have access to 50 GB/month of additional plan data! All Hughesnet plans come with additional plan data during the Bonus Zone. Use this additional plan data to download large files like movies, system updates for your computer, tablet, or smartphone—and more.