Hughes Network Systems Increases Presence in Asia/Pacific Region
New regional office opens in India to support customers throughout Asia/Pacific

Hughes Network Systems, LLC has announced that it has added a regional office in India to expand its sales throughout the Asia/Pacific market. Mr. Raj Bajaj has been appointed Asia/Pacific Regional Director and will be based at the HNS India headquarters in New Delhi. With support from the existing HNS office in Indonesia, this new office will lead HNS’ sales and marketing activities in
the region.

HNS has been operating throughout Asia/Pacific for twenty-five years serving major industries such as banking and financial services, retail, automotive, oil and gas, lottery, government agencies, and telecommunications service providers.

Mobile Satellite Terminal
HNS first to manufacture Class 1 terminal that will work over Inmarsat I4 Satellite System

The first Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Class 1 terminal to work over the new Inmarsat I4 satellite system is an exciting new offering. HNS will wholesale the product to distribution partners who will bundle it with the Inmarsat service and sell
to end customers.

The unique features of the Class 1 HNS 9201 broadband satellite IP terminal are:

• Highest data rates offered by Inmarsat: 492/492 Kbps transmit/receive
• Up to eleven simultaneous users
• Simultaneous use of all four interfaces: Ethernet, ISDN, USB and WLAN
• WLAN access point built in
• Selectable IP Quality of Service (QoS)
• Rugged design for permanent outdoor installation

DIRECWAY Hits Quarter Million Subscriber Milestone
HNS shows continued growth in consumer and small business segment

HNS continues to achieve record growth in its DIRECWAY^® consumer and small business subscriber base. During Q2 2005, HNS’ total subscriber base has reached more than 250,000 customers, achieving double digit growth from Q4 2004.

“HNS pioneered broadband by satellite to the consumer market and we are the leader in providing broadband services by satellite. For the past several years, we've continually improved both the quality and the speed of our broadband Internet access service,” said HNS Executive Vice President Paul Gaske.

packetPointe Communications Provides DIRECWAY Broadband to Maverik Country Stores
Maverik reduces operational costs with enterprise-wide broadband satellite service

packetPointe Communications, an enterprise solutions provider, is providing DIRECWAY broadband satellite services to all 170 Maverik Country Stores, Inc. fuel and convenience store locations.

Before selecting DIRECWAY, Maverik researched and tested a number of data connectivity options, including dial-up, frame, and cable. Satellite proved to be the perfect fit. It is fast, reliable and cost-effective at every location.