Hughes Communications, Inc., through its subsidiary, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, provides broadband satellite network services and systems to small and medium sized businesses, and enterprise customers. It offers broadband connectivity to fixed locations on the ground through satellite data communication technology. The company provides various network equipment and services for uses, such as private networking; intranet and Internet access; voice services; connectivity to suppliers, franchisees, and customers; credit authorization; inventory management; and content delivery and video distribution to enterprises. Hughes Communications also offers satellite-based Internet access, technical support, multiple email accounts, professional standard installation, and a commercial-grade antenna, as well as offers program management, installation, training, and support services. In addition, the company provides design and development engineering, terminals, ground based beam forming equipment, base station solutions, and other subsystems, as well as offers voice, data, and fax services to handheld or transportable terminals. Further, it develops a family of broadband products for point-to-multipoint microwave radio network systems that enable mobile operators to connect their cell sites, and fixed operators to provide wireless broadband services. Hughes Communications serves enterprises, government and local government agencies, telecom carriers, mobile satellite-based voice and data service operators, cellular mobile operators, and local exchange carriers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland. Hughes Communications, Inc. is a subsidiary of SkyTerra Communications, Inc.