About HughesNet Satellite Internet in Virginia

HughesNet is one of the nation's leading satellite internet providers, delivering broadband service to customers across Virginia using its advanced Jupiter satellite system in geostationary orbit. Unlike cable or fiber, HughesNet does not require ground-based infrastructure to reach your home. A small satellite dish installed on your property communicates directly with a satellite 22,000 miles above the equator, meaning service is available anywhere in Virginia with a clear view of the southern sky, from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Richmond to the most remote corners of the state.

Southwest Virginia's Appalachian communities and parts of the Shenandoah Valley and Southside Virginia have significant broadband gaps. For these communities, HughesNet provides a modern broadband connection that simply cannot be matched by the limited or nonexistent wired options available. Virginia features the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley, the Piedmont plateau, the Tidewater coastal plain, and the remote Southwest Virginia coalfields, and HughesNet's satellite technology overcomes these geographic barriers by beaming internet directly to your home regardless of terrain or distance from urban infrastructure.

Southwest Virginia, encompassing former coalfield counties like Dickenson, Buchanan, and Wise, faces broadband challenges compounded by economic transition. As these communities move beyond coal, reliable internet becomes critical for economic development and remote work. HughesNet provides satellite broadband to these Appalachian communities while they await fiber infrastructure.