Helius Recognized for Distance Learning Innovations

Accolades Received from Federal Government and Chiefs of Police

LINDON, Utah, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Helius, a Hughes company, today
announced it has been named a recipient of the Federal Government Distance
Learning Association's (FGDLA) Innovation Award for the development of
emerging distance learning technologies that support the federal government.
Additionally, the Law Enforcement Information Management Section (LEIM) of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has recognized Helius for
its contributions to law enforcement.

Helius received the Innovation Award at the FGDLA Annual Awards Ceremony for
its support of the Government Alliance for Training & Education by Satellite
(GATES) Summit and other distance learning activities benefitting the federal
government. The FGDLA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting use
of distance learning in support of the education and training needs of federal
government employees and military members.

"We appreciate Helius' support of our organization," said Philip J-L.
Westfall, Ph.D., president of FGDLA. "The leadership and insight they have
brought to the distance learning community have been invaluable. We selected
Helius as this year's Innovation Award recipient in recognition of their
development of emerging distance learning technologies that directly support
the federal government."

At the recent 33rd Annual LEIM Section Annual Conference and Training
Exposition (IACP) Helius was recognized for its contributions to law
enforcement. Its digital communication solutions have been deployed at law
enforcement agencies across the nation to improve training, internal
communications, public relations, and ultimately, officer safety. The largest
is for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department, serving over 18,000
deputies and staff.

"We are honored to have been acknowledged by these two leading organizations,"
said Mike Tippets, president of Helius. "Integrated distance learning and
communications solutions are fundamentally important to federal, state, and
local government agencies, and we are privileged to support their work in
serving their constituents."

The IACP is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization
of police executives. The Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM)
Section is a smaller subsection of executives and includes police chiefs, law
enforcement executives, and technologists.

To learn more about Helius training and learning solutions or how Helius can
create a customized education solution to fit your specific needs, please
visit www.helius.com.

About Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA)
The Federal Government Distributed Learning Association (FGDLA) is a nonprofit
association formed to promote the development and application of distributed
learning and to actively foster collaboration and understanding among those
involved in educational and training within the federal government. Focused on
supporting federal government agencies involved in distributed learning, the
Federal Government Distributed Learning Association is embarking on innovative
ways to incorporate instructional technologies for the new millennium. Visit
http://www.fgdla.us/.

About International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world's oldest and
largest non-profit membership organization of police executives, with over
21,000 members in 100 different countries. IACP's membership consists of the
operating chief executives of international, federal, Tribal, state, campus,
and local agencies of all sizes. Please visit http://www.theiacp.org for more
information.

About Helius
Helius, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC,
provides digital communications solutions for business. Our patented expertise
helps organizations implement applications such as digital signage, distance
learning, and corporate communications. For more information, visit
www.helius.com or call Jeff Crapo at 801-764-9020.

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(R) encompasses all broadband
solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and
terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global
standards approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations,
including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than
1.9 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.

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.

Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE Helius, LLC

Judy Blake of Hughes, +1-301-601-7330, Judy.blake@hughes.com; or Ryan Ewer of
Helius, +1-801-932-6337, rewer@helius.com