Hughes Executive to Address Airborne Networks Conference

GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that Daniel Losada, senior director of Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems Division, will address the Airborne Networks Conference on November 5 in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Losada will discuss how commercial broadband satellite communications (SATCOM) can meet the networking needs of the military's C4ISR platforms, which encompass airborne command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

WHAT: Airborne Networks Conference

WHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2009

WHERE: Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, Arlington, Virginia

Secure Broadband SATCOM Airborne Networking for C4ISR Platforms

1:40pm - 2:15pm: Mr. Losada will present how commercial satellite can meet the networking needs of the military's C4ISR platforms today and in the future, focusing on airborne SATCOM, antenna technologies, rotary-wing aircraft SATCOM solutions and unified net-centric communications.

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with Daniel Losada are invited to contact Kristin Graybill at (571) 323-2585, ext. 2190 or by email kristin@connellyworks.com.

For more information about the Airborne Networks Conference, please visit www.ttcus.com/view-conference.cfm?id=122.

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® 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.

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