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KBZ Gateway Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Myanmar’s KBZ Group of Companies Ltd., has selected the JUPITER™ System as the platform for a new high-availability satellite broadband network in Myanmar on November 23, 2015.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, will be providing this system.

. “It is not just about launching a new service. It is about driving growth and success of Myanmar’s telecommunication industry by providing high-speed, shared hub services to customers across the country. The JUPITER System gives us a powerful solution today and a seamless growth path to next-generation, high-throughput satellite services as they become available in Myanmar,” said Stephane Lamoureux, CEO of KBZ Gateway Co.  Ltd.

“Myanmar is taking important steps toward a market-driven telecom service environment and KBZ Gateway is at the forefront of this movement,” said Ramesh Ramaswamy, vice president, International for Hughes.

“With our JUPITER System they can deliver the best possible satellite broadband service today and plan for even faster, more bandwidth-intensive applications over high-throughput satellites in future.”