Hughes Receives Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award

GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite technologies and services, and a leading provider of managed network services, today announced that the HN9400 dual band satellite router has received a 2010 Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award from TMC.

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High Capacity, Dual Ka/Ku-band Platform

Spearheading the industry's move to high capacity Ka-band satellite systems, the Hughes HN9400 is the newest member of its market-leading family of routers, designed to deliver the maximum performance on today's Ku- or Ka-band platforms, while being future-proof for next generation, high-throughput systems.    

"The HN9400 continues a strong Hughes tradition of innovation at a pace ahead of the competition," said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. "We're proud to be recognized by TMC for this powerful router as it helps unlock the many benefits of broadband connectivity for our enterprise and government customers globally."

The HN9400 is fully compliant with the highly successful IPoS/DVB-S2/ACM industry standard, supporting up to 60 Mbps of throughput on the forward channel. Incorporating advanced adaptive LDPC coding on the return channel, the router provides up to 20 percent improvement in link performance, thereby enabling very efficient use of satellite capacity. Capable of operating in Ka- or Ku-bands and with upstream rates of up to 3 Mbps, the HN9400 is an ideal platform to deliver even the most bandwidth-demanding services on today's satellites, while being future-proof for next-generation, high-throughput systems.

"Satellite Spotlight is pleased to grant a 2010 Product of the Year Award to Hughes for the HN9400 Ku-/Ka-band satellite router. Hughes has proven their commitment to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "We're proud to honor their accomplishments in the advancement of the satellite technology industry."

The Second Annual Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award winners will be featured on

Satellite Spotlight and published in its e-newsletter.

About Satellite Spotlight

Launched in July 2008, Satellite Spotlight offers the most daily content focused on satellite technology. Visitors will find free resources including industry news, communities, channels, blogs, feature articles, videos, and more.  The site keeps readers informed about developments across a spectrum of organizations involved in satellite hardware, programming, applications, services and more. Satellite Spotlight is powered by TMCnet, the leading communications and technology site in the World boasting two million unique visitors monthly according to Webtrends. Please visit www.satellitespotlight.com for more information.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN, and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries.  In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4GWE; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Summit; Social CRM Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; CVx; Digium|Asterisk World; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more! 

For additional information, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Hughes Network Systems

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet^® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing over 50% market share. Its products employ global standards approved by TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH). For more information, please visit www.hughes.com.

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