A switch network system comprising: a redundancy network comprising a plurality of redundancy signal transfer paths configured to be communicably coupled to a first plurality of signal components, the redundancy network comprising a plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d), wherein each redundancy network signal junction (132u,132d) is configured as a single pole double throw switch; and a beam hopping network comprising a plurality of beam hopping signal transfer paths configured to be communicably coupled to a second plurality of signal components and to a plurality of intermediate signal transfer paths communicably coupled to the redundancy network, the beam hopping network further comprising a plurality of beam hopping junctions (152u,152d) configurable to define beam hopping signals paths between the intermediate signal transfer paths and the beam hopping signal transfer paths, wherein each beam hopping junction (152u,152d) is configured as a single pole double throw switch; wherein the plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d) are configurable to define a plurality of redundancy network signal paths between the redundancy signal transfer paths and the intermediate signal transfer paths whereby each redundancy signal transfer path has a different redundancy network signal path communicably coupling that redundancy signal transfer path to a corresponding intermediate signal transfer path; the plurality of beam hopping junctions (152u,152d) are dynamically adjustable to reconfigure the beam hopping signals paths between the intermediate signal transfer paths and the beam hopping signal transfer paths whereby signals from each redundancy signal transfer path are deliverable to at least two of the beam hopping signal transfer paths; and the plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d) are reconfigurable in response to a failure of one of the signal components in the first plurality of signal components to redefine the redundancy network signal paths whereby signals from the remaining signal components in the first plurality of signal components are distributable to all of the beam hopping signal transfer paths. a redundancy network comprising a plurality of redundancy signal transfer paths configured to be communicably coupled to a first plurality of signal components, the redundancy network comprising a plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d), wherein each redundancy network signal junction (132u,132d) is configured as a single pole double throw switch; and a beam hopping network comprising a plurality of beam hopping signal transfer paths configured to be communicably coupled to a second plurality of signal components and to a plurality of intermediate signal transfer paths communicably coupled to the redundancy network, the beam hopping network further comprising a plurality of beam hopping junctions (152u,152d) configurable to define beam hopping signals paths between the intermediate signal transfer paths and the beam hopping signal transfer paths, wherein each beam hopping junction (152u,152d) is configured as a single pole double throw switch; wherein the plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d) are configurable to define a plurality of redundancy network signal paths between the redundancy signal transfer paths and the intermediate signal transfer paths whereby each redundancy signal transfer path has a different redundancy network signal path communicably coupling that redundancy signal transfer path to a corresponding intermediate signal transfer path; the plurality of beam hopping junctions (152u,152d) are dynamically adjustable to reconfigure the beam hopping signals paths between the intermediate signal transfer paths and the beam hopping signal transfer paths whereby signals from each redundancy signal transfer path are deliverable to at least two of the beam hopping signal transfer paths; and the plurality of redundancy network signal junctions (132u,132d) are reconfigurable in response to a failure of one of the signal components in the first plurality of signal components to redefine the redundancy network signal paths whereby signals from the remaining signal components in the first plurality of signal components are distributable to all of the beam hopping signal transfer paths.