text: Washington, DC, March 10, 2020 – SATELLITE 2020, Booth 1201 - Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that, in partnership with Facebook Connectivity, the company has now implemented 1,000 Express Wi-Fi hotspots in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Each Hughes Express Wi-Fi Hotspot is backhauled over satellite links, enabling merchants to offer affordable Internet access on a pay-per-use basis to about 500 people in their rural community where terrestrial service is too expensive or simply unavailable.
  "Across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru – even in the most remote and rural places – local merchants are enhancing their businesses by offering affordable, high-speed Internet access to their customers," said Bhanu Durvasula, vice president, International Division at Hughes. "This solution changes lives for the better, making it possible for people to connect with family and friends, seek healthcare, reach online training and conduct business in ways they never could before."