Gen5 is equipped with new, advanced features for an improved satellite Internet experience. And with speeds of 25 Mbps 1 on every plan, it's easier than ever to do more of what you love online, faster than before.

HughesNet satellite internet plans

JUPITER 2 (EchoStar XIX) The satellite enables download speeds up to 25 Mbps, which the FCC set as the definitive rate for broadband, distinguishing JUPITER 2 as the first ever satellite to deliver broadband speeds from coast to coast across the U.S. With JUPITER 2, Hughes launched HughesNet Gen5 service.

HughesNet offers only internet and phone plans. If you're interested in satellite TV, check out DISH or DIRECTV.

HughesNet® is America's #1 choice for satellite Internet with over 1 million subscribers. HughesNet uses satellite technology to give you a super-fast, always-on Internet connection and is available everywhere, even in areas with slow or no high-speed options.

25Mbps download HughesNet FAQs The HughesNet Gen5 plans all meet the FCC's definition of broadband speed -- 25Mbps download, 3Mbps upload.

25Mbps download HughesNet satellite internet plans

HughesNet Internet Services

The Website beams the information back along the same path to the NOC, 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.

HughesNet uses satellite technology to give you a super-fast, always-on Internet connection and is available everywhere, even in areas with slow or no high-speed options.

Satellite TV is broadcast from communications satellites in orbit around the earth to your receiver (satellite dish) on your home. Since it doesn't require any cables or other ground-based infrastructure other than a satellite dish, you can get satellite TV pretty much anywhere.

HughesNet lets you do more of everything you love, wherever you are in the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, and Alaska! As long as you have a clear view of the Southern sky, you have access to fast satellite Internet speeds, more data, and built-in Wi-Fi.