Hughes Introduces High-Speed BGAN Mobile Satellite Terminal

Hughes Introduces High-Speed BGAN Mobile Satellite Terminal

March 15, 2007

Newest Hughes 9250 Terminal Delivers Broadband Rates
While On-the-Move Utilizing Inmarsat BGAN Satellite
Network


    GERMANTOWN, Md., March 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hughes
Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in
broadband satellite network solutions and services, today
announced that its latest generation Hughes 9250 mobile
satellite terminal has been approved to operate over
Inmarsat's  Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN). The
Hughes 9250 is designed to deliver high-speed transmit and
receive rates of over 460Kbps while on the move within
Inmarsat's global BGAN satellite coverage area.

    Ideal for news reporters, emergency response and mobile
workers, the Hughes 9250 enables a wide range of broadband
applications, including data and video file transfers,
Internet browsing, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Virtual
Private Network (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP), WiFi, and
video conferencing-all while on the move. It features a
compact, fully autonomous tracking antenna, easily
installed with a magnetic roof mount.

    The Hughes 9250 mobile satellite terminal supports: 
 
    --  Speeds of up to 464/464 Kbps transmit/receive
    --  Multi-user capabilities -- up to 11 simultaneous
users
    --  Simultaneous Ethernet, ISDN and WiFi Access
    --  WiFi Access Point built-in  
    --  Selectable, dedicated IP Quality of Service levels
up to 128 Kbps

    Additionally, the Hughes 9250 terminal is software
upgradeable to the high-performance Class 11 land vehicular
rating, which will operate with Inmarsat's BGAN-X network
expected to be commercially launched later in 2007.

    "We are proud that our 9250 has been approved by
Inmarsat for operation on its global BGAN network,"
said Graham Avis, vice president of Hughes' Mobile
Satellite Terminal Group. "It ushers in a superior
level of high-speed communication on the move that's not
available with any other satellite or cellular
service."

    To learn more about the Hughes 9250 mobile satellite
terminal, please visit our web site at
http://www.bgan.hughes.com 
							
    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 1.2
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.
(Nasdaq: HUGH). For additional information, please visit
http://www.hughes.com.

    (C) 2007 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes and
HughesNet are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC. 


    For more information, please contact:

     Judy Blake 
     Hughes Network Systems
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     Kimberly Pepper      
     Brodeur
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