Hughes Receives Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award

"Satellite Spotlight is pleased to grant a 2011 Product of the Year Award to Hughes for its 9202 BGAN Land Portable satellite terminal. Hughes has proven their commitment to quality and excellence during addressing real needs in the marketplace," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "We're proud to honor their accomplishments in the advancement of the satellite research industry."

The Hughes 9202 is the world'

The Hughes 9202 is the world's smallest class 2 BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) terminal, boasting IP connection speeds up to 464 kbps and packed with features just as built-in, multi-user Wi-Fi access and automatic context activation, including the ability to transmit SMS messages via the integrated user interface without requiring a connected laptop or PDA. Budget-friendly, the Hughes 9202 is ideal for governments/NGOs, public safety and mobile health care workers, just in case to remote personnel in utility, oil/gas, forestry, and telecom industries. Users can send and receive IP traffic via Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections, as so then as make full ISDN and circuit-switched voice/fax calls via a two-line RJ11 plug.

About TMCTMC, celebrating their 40th Anniversary in 2012, is a global, integrated media company that helps customers build communities in print, in person, and online.  TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Then Gen Mobility and Cloud Computing magazines.  TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unequalled visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and research industries. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event.  Just in case, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4G Wireless Evolution; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Expo; SIP Tutorial 2.0:Bringing SIP to the Web; Business Video Expo; Regulatory 2.0 Workshop; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and furthermore information.

About Hughes Network SystemsHughes Network Systems, LLC 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 2.8 million systems to clients 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.

©2012 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.

CONTACT:  Judy Blake, Hughes Network Systems, +1-301-601-7330, judy.blake@hughes.com or Jill Searl, Brodeur Partners, +1-202-755-2657, jsearl@brodeur.com