ElitePremium Provides Download Speeds of Up to 5 Mbps



    GERMANTON, Md., Aug. 6 /EMWNews/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC,

(HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and

services, today announced the launch of the fastest consumer broadband

satellite Internet access plan ever offered. The ElitePremium plan,

operating over the HughesNet(R) service and utilizing affordable consumer

equipment, features download speeds of up to 5 Mbps and will be available

to order August 21, 2008.



    ElitePremium joins the newly unveiled Elite and ElitePlus plans with

download speeds of up to 2 Mbps and 3 Mbps, respectively and the popular

consumer plans -- Home, Pro, and ProPlus which feature recently increased

download speeds of up to 1 Mbps, 1.2 Mbps and 1.6 Mbps, respectively.



    "ElitePremium rounds out the most exciting range of satellite Internet

access plans ever offered," said Mike Cook, senior vice president of sales

and marketing for Hughes. "Over the last few weeks we have enhanced the

speeds across our full range of service plans. We are the only provider

that offers consumers in underserved parts of the country such a

comprehensive range of true broadband service options."



    The enhanced speed of the ElitePremium plan is made possible by the

launch of Hughes' SPACEWAY(TM) 3 satellite, the largest satellite in the US

and the world's first commercial satellite with on-board switching and

routing. SPACEWAY 3 has the greatest total capacity of any commercial

satellite, which fuels the faster speeds. SPACEWAY 3 was launched in August

of 2007 and began serving customers in April of 2008.



    With more than 400,000 subscribers, HughesNet is the leading broadband

satellite Internet service in the United States. For more information about

HughesNet services and the new ElitePremium plan, please visit

http://www.hughesnet.com or call 1-866-859-2268.

    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 1.5 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 http://www.hughes.com.



    (C)2008 Hughes Network Systems, LLC., Hughes, HughesNet, and SPACEWAY

are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.