FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hughes Awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2009 North American Space Communications Customer Value Leadership of the Year AwardAward recognizes company's sustained delivery of value-added products and services and responsiveness to customer needs Germantown, Maryland, March 30, 2009 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services and a leader in managed network services, today announced that it was awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2009 North American Space Communications Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award. The award lauds Hughes as a technology and market leader for over two decades and for “keeping customers seamlessly connected with proven reliability allowing businesses to thrive and focus on their core services.” “Frost & Sullivan is pleased to honor Hughes with the 2009 Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award,” said Salim Abu Haniffa of Frost & Sullivan. “Whether it is providing managed network services for corporations and government agencies, or high-speed Internet access for small businesses and consumers, Hughes has demonstrated sustained value delivery and commitment to its customers. Its breadth of offerings from managed services to digital media, coupled with vast experience and ability to provide purpose-built software and application appliances, makes Hughes stand uniquely as the leading service provider of its kind through its technology and service footprint.” “We are very pleased to receive the Frost & Sullivan 2009 North American Space Communications Customer Value Leadership Award,” said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. “Hughes is committed to providing our customers with innovative broadband solutions and value-added services which enable them to focus on their core activities for a better ROI.” The Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership award is given to the company that has demonstrated excellence in customer values through its products and services that offer superior value to customers and aid them with increased profitability and reduced life cycle costs. Recipients are acknowledged for addressing changing customer needs across the industry, as well as leading the way in developing products and services that are specific to both general and niche applications. The selection process included rigorous discussions with market participants and extensive secondary research on market and technological trends. All data is compared, analyzed, and ranked to determine which company holds the leading position. Specific criteria are used to determine the final ranking of the companies:
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