Hughes Executives to Speak At Satellite Conference

Hughes News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hughes Executives to Speak At Satellite Conference

CEO and Four Additional Executives Share Views on the Satellite Industry
at SATELLITE 2007

Germantown, Md., February 15, 2007—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Pradman Kaul and four other executives will be speaking on several panels at the SATELLITE 2007 Conference in Washington, DC on February 20-22.

WHAT: Hughes executives to be presenting on six different panels at SATELLITE 2007.

The panels will range from business opportunities in the commercial sector, business continuity via satellite, opportunities for next-generation satellite networks, realizing return on investments, to driving new services in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Additionally, Hughes CEO, Pradman Kaul, will be participating on a panel addressing Ka-band satellites.

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Business Continuity via Satellite: How Real is the Opportunity? (3:15 pm – 4:30 pm)
Sampath Ramaswami, Sr. Director, Hughes Network Systems
Opportunities for Next-Gen Satellite Networks (4:30 pm – 5:45 pm)
Dave Rehbehn, Sr. Director, Hughes Network Systems

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Asia-Pacific: Driving New Services (10:15 am – 11:30 am)
Ramesh Ramaswamy, Asst. Vice President, Hughes Network Systems
Corporate Networks: Realizing ROI from Satellite Technology (1:45 pm – 3:00 pm)
Mike Cook, Sr. Vice President, Hughes Network Systems
The Middle East: Commercial, Government and Enterprise Opportunities (4:30 pm – 5:45 pm)
Dave Rehbehn, Sr. Director, Hughes Network Systems

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Ka-Band: The Applications and Regions Succeeding (9:00 am – 10:30 am)
Pradman Kaul, CEO and Chairman, Hughes Network Systems

WHERE:

SATELLITE 2007
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

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 www.hughes.com.

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