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Hughes Files for Bankruptcy After GEO Business Loses Ground to Starlink

On Sunday, Hughes Network Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas, seeking to reorganize about $1.5 billion in debt coming due by an August 3 deadline.
Hughesnet subscribers plummeted roughly 21.7% over the past year to around 641,000, driven by structural competition from low Earth orbit broadband operators including SpaceX's Starlink.
The company will continue serving customers during restructuring while using existing cash to right-size its balance sheet; a court document confirms 400 employees are being laid off from a total workforce of 1,275.
Hughesnet COO Paul Gaske stepped down from all executive positions but remains as senior advisor, while the company refocuses on an about $1.5 billion contracted enterprise backlog from commercial airlines and defense agencies.
Parent company EchoStar remains separate from the bankruptcy proceedings, while SpaceX's Starlink, which EchoStar admitted is the "undisputed leader" in satellite broadband, continues to dominate the market.

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Hughesnet Files for Bankruptcy After Bleeding Customers to Starlink

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Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink

EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. The post Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink appeared first on SpaceNews.

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