Hughes Grants License to MTI to Manufacture IPoS Compliant Ku-band Satellite Terminals

Hughes Grants License to MTI to Manufacture IPoS Compliant Ku-band Satellite Terminals

June 27, 2006

Non-Exclusive, Royalty-Bearing License Includes Manufacture of HN7000 Series of Broadband Satellite Terminals

    GERMANTOWN, Md., June 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hughes
Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in
broadband satellite network solutions and services,
announced today that it has signed an Intellectual Property
License Agreement with Microelectronics Technology, Inc.
(MTI) of Taiwan, Republic of China. The agreement grants
MTI rights to manufacture the highly successful,
IPoS-compliant Hughes HN7000 series terminals, comprising
the broadband router (indoor unit or IDU), the outdoor unit
(radio or ODU) and the antenna assembly. IP over Satellite
(IPoS) is the first global standard to be ratified by the
world's major standards bodies; TIA in North America, and
ETSI and ITU in Europe.

    "Hughes is committed to open standards and is
pleased to grant this license to MTI, a highly-regarded
manufacturer of satellite equipment," said Pradman
Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. "IPoS is the only
air interface specifically designed for efficient delivery
of broadband satellite services and offers the best means
to expand satellite's addressable market worldwide."

    "MTI is proud to be the first manufacturer to
license IPoS technology from Hughes. With over 900,000
units shipped to date to customers in over 100 countries,
the market has clearly embraced IPoS-compliant broadband
satellite terminals, confirming Hughes as the market
leader," said Dr. Chi Hsieh, Vice Chairman of MTI.
"We look forward to building on this record and
increasing the market penetration of IPoS terminals
worldwide."

    IPoS is the only industry standard optimized for
delivery of broadband services over satellite channels.
IPoS specifies a "Satellite Independent Service Access
Point" (SI-SAP), which creates a well defined interface
between the satellite dependent functions and the
application layers, thereby enabling an open service
delivery platform. IPoS advantages are summarized as
follows:

    *  IPoS is scalable: from a single home office to
multinational customers 
       operating hundreds or thousands of sites in a
worldwide virtual private 
       network. 

    *  IPoS is field proven: the most widely used and
proven standard with 
       more than 900,000 terminals shipped to customers in
over 100 countries 
       worldwide. 

    *  IPoS is cost effective: yields a low-cost terminal
architecture that is 
       optimized for satellite transmission and enables
rapid development of 
       "plug-and-play" applications such as VPNs,
VoIP, distance learning, and
       video conferencing. 

    Added Kaul, "The IPoS standard is the most
engineered, tested, and widely used in the world today. By
licensing IPoS, combined with our comprehensive broadband
alliance initiative, Hughes is encouraging all product and
application developers, including competitors, to expand
their individual and our collective satellite industry
market opportunities."

    About MTI

    Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), located in
Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan, is a high
technology company specializing in wireless communications
product development, manufacturing, and global sales for
more than 20 years.

    Based on its core competence in microwave and RF
technology, MTI has established leading position in the
fields of satellite ODUs (outdoor units), microwave radios,
mobile base station components, and broadband wireless
access products. With this excellent track record, MTI has
established long term partnerships with the world's leading
communication equipment providers.

    For more information, please visit
http://www.mti.com.tw .

    About Hughes Network Systems

    Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global
leader in providing broadband satellite networks and
services for large enterprises, governments, small
businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all
broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes,
bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial
technologies. To date, Hughes has shipped more than one
million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its
broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over
Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and
ITU standards organizations.

    Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices
worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes
Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HGCM). For
additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com
.

    HUGHES, HUGHESNET, and IPOS are trademarks of Hughes
Network Systems, LLC. 

    For more information, please contact:

     Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, LLC
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Colleen Stroh of Brodeur
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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