Intelsat today announced that Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), the world's largest provider of satellite broadband products and services, will use Intelsat's newly launched IA-8 satellite to support its DIRECWAY(R) broadband satellite service across North America. HNS will use multiple Ku-band transponders on IA-8 to support its enterprise, SOHO and consumer offerings, and will begin serving new customers using IA-8 capacity now that the satellite is operational.

IA-8 was successfully launched in June and offers high-powered Ku-Band coverage of all 50 states, relieving some of the current capacity constraints facing all operators serving the U.S. market. Full Story...