Consumer broadband proving recession proof for Hughes | SpaceNews.com

PARIS — Satellite broadband hardware and service provider Hughes Communications on Feb. 24 said its U.S. consumer business is showing almost no sign of the recession, with monthly attrition rates dropping even as per-subscriber revenue increases and total subscriber growth continues.

The consumer business contrasts with Hughes’ corporate network sales of satellite terminal hardware, a business that is receding in importance for Germantown, Md.-based Hughes as it focuses on services...