Hughes Executive to Speak at SIA Naval & Maritime Commercial Users Workshop

Remarks to Address the Future of Satellite Communications-On-The-Move

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Jan 23, 2012, 08:00 ET

GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network and application services, today announced that Dan Losada, Senior Director, Defense and Intelligence Systems Division, will speak at the Satellite Industry Association's (SIA) 2012 Naval & Maritime Commercial Users Workshop. Mr. Losada will join satellite industry executives on a workshop panel entitled: "Terminal Technology Developments: COTM on the Horizon," moderated by USCG - Lt Jonathan Petie, Commercial Satellite Communications Systems Asset Manager (CG-642), U.S. Coast Guard.

WHO:	Dan Losada, Senior Director, Defense and Intelligence Systems Division

WHAT:	2012 SIA Naval & Maritime Commercial Users Workshop - Terminal Technology Developments: COTM on the Horizon panel
WHEN:	Wednesday, January 25, 2012
	3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WHERE:	San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

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Mr. Losada, will discuss how the commercial satellite industry can help the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marines meet their growing and critical satellite communications-on-the-move (COTM) requirements. He will discuss options for military and homeland defense needs in theater and at home, changes in terminal technologies, and future trends in COTM.

Hughes tactical SATCOM solutions deliver affordable, end-to-end IP data connectivity globally, supporting land mobile, maritime, and airborne network-centric communications, and are compliant with government security standards for interoperability among Coalition forces.

Media Representatives
Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing or technology demonstration with a Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems executive are invited to contact Kristin Graybill at: (571) 323-2585, ext. 2190, or by email [email protected].

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 about Hughes, please visit www.hughes.com.

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