Hughes 10th Annual Seminar in Moscow Focuses on Unified Broadband

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Hughes 10th Annual Seminar in Moscow Focuses on
Unified Broadband

Annual Seminar Offers Opportunity for Service Providers and Customers to Connect and Collaborate with Market Leader in Broadband Satellite Networks

Moscow, Russia, May 15, 2007 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions and services, will conduct its 10 th annual Hughes seminar in Moscow today for service providers and customers from Russia, Ukraine, and the CIS region. Hughes executives will update attendees on its latest products and services, with more than 150 invited to participate in a collaborative, interactive forum.

The seminar, entitled HughesNet Unified Broadband coincides with the annual Sviaz/ExpoComm 2007 conference and exhibition in the Russian capital. The format is designed to explore broadband opportunities and challenges faced by service providers throughout the region, thereby enabling Hughes to design products, solutions, and services that directly address their needs.

Dr. Arunas Slekys, Hughes vice president and general manager, Russia/CIS business, said, This annual seminar series is an important component of Hughes' commitment to the Russia/CIS market, allowing us to share the latest information about emerging market opportunities and technology developments with our growing list of service partners. At this forum in particular, we would like to officially recognize our 16 authorized service providers in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Kahzakstan, who now operate 19 Hughes NOCs (Network Operations Centers and have contracted for over 18,000 broadband VSAT sites. Our continued mutual success in the marketplace depends on forums such as thiswhere we listen, learn and plan the future together.

Hughes executives will cover broadband trends globally in satellite fixed, mobile, and terrestrial wireless areas, including updates to the Hughes AB9400 point-to-multipoint broadband wireless system operating at 24-28 GHz frequency bands. The AB9400 is the leading PMP system for 3G cellular site backhaul, and also supports Wi-Fi hot spot connectivity, fixed telephony, broadband services, and point-to-point links. Executives from major Hughes customers in Russia and the region will update attendees on a range of new initiatives undertaken this year, including broadband services to rural communities and schools.

Konstantin Lanin, head of Hughes' office in Moscow commented, Our professional sales and technical team in Moscow stands ready to continue supporting the business growth of our many service provider partners and addressing their needs. Together with them, we are proud to be undertaking several new initiatives designed to reduce the digital divide in the CIS regionsuch as the National Russian Projects to bring telephony and broadband access to rural areas and schools across the country.

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. 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 .