Hughes Introduces Broadband Satellite Router Ideal for Both Commercial and Government/Military...

Hughes Introduces Broadband Satellite Router Ideal for Both Commercial and
Government/Military Applications
HX280 Solution Provides Enhanced Security and On-The-Move Features for
Combined Mesh/Star Broadband Satellite IP Networks

GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services,
today announced the launch of its latest generation HX broadband satellite
router, the HX280. The HX280 is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS),
high-performance satellite router that provides carrier-grade Internet
Protocol (IP) services with enhanced security and on-the-move (OTM)
capabilities.

Ideal for both commercial and government/military applications, the HX280 has
integrated Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic
security and additionally supports the newly released HX System Enhanced
Signaling Security feature, which protects all data, management, and signaling
traffic over the satellite network. OTM capability is built-in enabling, for
example, military operations to maintain secure communications in joint fixed
and mobile environments. Configurable in any combination of star and mesh
networking topologies, including simultaneous operation, the HX280 is ideal
for low-jitter voice, video, and data broadband IP connections for government
and military networks.

"The HX family of broadband routers is extremely successful because of its
high level of performance, functionality, and bandwidth efficiency," said Rick
Lober, vice president and general manager of the Defense and Intelligence
Systems Division at Hughes. "In designing the HX280, our goal was to build on
the HX platform with enhanced security features required by the U.S.
government and Department of Defense, and some of our more demanding
commercial customers. The HX280 combines high-end secure voice and data
services with on-the-move capabilities, and ensures protection of critical
security parameters. It has also been designed to operate with our simplified
Network Management System available later this year."

The HX280 supports connection to IP-based networks for commercial, government,
and military applications, including U.S. Armed Services, joint operations,
and Coalition partners. The HX280 will be featured for the first time August
18-20, 2009, in Hughes booth #1237, during the LandWarNet conference in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida.

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.

SOURCE Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, +1-301-601-7330,
judy.blake@hughes.com; or Kristin Graybill of ConnellyWorks, Inc. for Hughes
Network Systems, LLC, +1-571-323-2585, ext. 2190, kristin@connellyworks.com