Hughes Implements First DVB-S2/IPoS Hub in Brazil

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Hughes Implements First DVB-S2/IPoS Hub in Brazil

HughesNet Service Now Operating with World's Most Efficient Satellite Standard

Germantown, Md., October 2, 2007 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, announced today that its Brazilian operating subsidiary has implemented the region's first DVB-S2/IPoS satellite hub. HughesNet^® customers are now being activated on this hub, which is operating with the most efficient implementation of the DVB-S2/IPoS air interface standard including the ACM (Adaptive Coding and Modulation) feature. The DVB-S2/IPoS standard is the world's leading broadband satellite standard approved by the TIA in North America, and ETSI and ITU in Europe.

Customers will receive higher system availability and greater throughput for a given antenna size as a result of the enhanced system capabilities derived from the DVB-S2/IPoS standard. The new Hughes HN System optimizes link performance, even in networks with geographically diverse locations and in high rain areas, by adjusting error-correcting codes and modulation dynamically based on signal quality feedback from HN remote terminals. The greatly improved Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) error correcting codes, combined with the adaptability features, make the Hughes solution the most efficient DVB-S2/IPoS platform on the market today.

Our new HN System, based on DVB-S2/IPoS, takes our broadband satellite operation in Brazil to the next level, said Delio Morais, president of Hughes Network Systems Americas. Along with higher speeds, it means significantly improved bandwidth allocation and operational efficiency. Morais estimates that by year end more than 1,500 customer sites will be receiving HughesNet service through the new DVB-S2/IPoS with ACM hub.

About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC 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 .