Hughes Awarded Expansion Orders for Indonesian Banking Sector

Two major banks in Indonesia expand networks by more than 1500 HX satellite terminals, bringing Indonesian banking sector to over 10,000 sites using Hughes platform

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Jun 23, 2011, 07:00 ET

SINGAPORE and GERMANTOWN, Md., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CommunicAsia, 2011 -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that two major banks in Indonesia have awarded expansion orders totaling more than 1,500 Hughes HX satellite terminals to expand their existing branch and ATM networks. These expansion orders bring the number of Indonesian banking sites to over 10,000 utilizing Hughes broadband satellite technology, which represents more than 70% of all satellite sites in the banking sector, validating the Company's overall market leadership.

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"Hughes is proud to be chosen to further expand Indonesian banking networks with our advanced HX platform," said Robert Feierbach, vice president of International sales and marketing at Hughes. "The HX was designed specifically for networks requiring a high QoS (Quality of Service) requirement that banks demand, and employs unmatched bandwidth management capabilities so that both service providers and their end users realize the most cost-effective solution available in the marketplace."

The Hughes HX System employs the most cost-efficient implementation of the global IPoS/DVB-S2 satellite industry standard, including Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), the world's first to be approved by ETSI, TIA and ITU. Utilizing a spectrum of novel bandwidth management techniques, the HX enables operators to provide their customers with high quality services while maximizing satellite efficiency and lowering operational cost.

Instead of dedicating bandwidth to specific users, the HX System allocates satellite bandwidth as a "virtual pool," providing an "IP cloud in the sky." If a customer or group of terminals is not fully utilizing their allocated bandwidth, the HX System reallocates this bandwidth to other users, while assuring that bandwidth will be available when needed.

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 percent market share. Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional information on Hughes, please visit www.hughes.com.

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