Satellite internet service announces expansion across Mexico

HughesNet offers download speeds of up to 25 Mbps

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The  United States company Hughes Network Systems announced on Tuesday that  it will expand its satellite internet service to most of Mexico starting  on October 1.

According to a press release, HughesNet high-speed satellite internet  will be available for 95% of Mexico, including rural and marginalized  areas. According to a 2018 report by Freedom House, only 63.9% of  Mexicans were connected to the internet in 2018, and only 14% of  internet users were in rural areas.

HughesNet provides satellite internet service to 1.4 million people  in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the United States.  The service offers download speeds of up to 25 megabits per second,  much higher than Mexico’s national average of 6 Mbps.