2018 Annual Report

0147-EX-CM-2017 Post Grant Documents

HNS License Sub, LLC

2018-05-25ELS_210246

                                             May 25, 2018
Via Electronic Filing

Federal Communications Commission
Experimental Licensing Branch
MS 1300E1
445 Twelfth Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

        Re: Annual Progress Report of HNS License Sub, LLC Pursuant
        to Call Sign WE2XEW


Dear Sir or Madam:

        This Progress Report of HNS License Sub, LLC (“Hughes”) is submitted
pursuant to the special conditions associated with Hughes’ Experimental Radio Service
license in Call Sign WE2XEW.

        On January 1, 2006, Hughes obtained an authorization under Call Sign
WE2XEW to conduct experimental operations with in-motion earth terminals in the
fixed-satellite service (“FSS”) frequencies at 14-14.5 GHz and 29.5-30 GHz.
Subsequent modifications have authorized operations on aeronautical platforms, expanded
the bounds of the upper band to 29.25-30 GHz, and added additional satellites as points of
communication.1 The experimental operations conducted under this license respond to
potential and actual customer requirements, assess or demonstrate the viability of
particular equipment and service configurations that are under development, and/or test
different antenna products from various manufacturers in order to assess the performance
of these products when integrated into the Hughes VSAT system.

       Hughes continues studies toward integration of Hughes aeronautical Ka and Ku
band terminals with various manufacturers’ antennas, assessing Doppler shift, beam
switching, and satellite switching performance. These experiments have led Hughes to
improve the integration of its dual-band Aero antenna and modems through its JUPITER
system, achieving a substantial increase in throughput speed.2 Hughes plans to continue
fixed and mobile testing in the 2018-2019 license period with terminals mounted on

1
  Within the previous year, on June 21, 2017, Hughes filed a request (0147-EX-CM-2017) to add the Intelsat
29e space station at 50° W.L. (Call Sign S2913) and the Sky-B1 space station at 43.15° W.L. (Call Sign
S2922) as additional points of communication in the Ku-band fixed-satellite service frequencies (14.0-14.5
GHz). The Commission granted this modification application on June 22, 2017.
2
  Press Release, Hughes Enhances JUPITER System, the World's Most Advanced Broadband Satellite
Platform, March 13, 2018, available at https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hughes-enhances-jupiter-
system-the-worlds-most-advanced-broadband-satellite-platform-300611933.html.


various mobile platforms. The WE2XEW license has supported these experiments by
providing uplink capabilities for these tests.

       Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this required report or if
any additional information is needed.

                                     Respectfully submitted,


                                     /s/ Brennan T. Price
                                     Brennan Price
                                     Senior Principal Engineer, Regulatory Affairs



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