Hughes Networks Systems Americas (HNSA), recently announced the introduction of the DW7000 family of next-generation satellite broadband routers as the platform for its broadband enterprise services in Brazil. “The new services that are enabled by the incredibly powerful DW7000 platform take satellite broadband performance to the next level,” said Delio Morais, president of HNSA. “With the industry’s most powerful satellite broadband router and speeds up to six times faster than previous generations, the capabilities are truly unprecedented. As enterprises across Brazil and South America begin to implement the new service plans on the DW7000 platform, they will not only experience superior performance, but will unlock the true value of satellite broadband.” New service packages are being designed with throughputs of up to 4 Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload, including both asymmetrical and symmetrical capabilities. The product caters to the requirement for a range of customers from enterprise, to government, to consumer/small office customers. The DW7000 product family is compliant with the IPoS standard (IP over Satellite), the first to be approved by the world’s three major standards setting bodies, namely TIA in North America, and ETSI and the ITU in Europe, and is endorsed by Intelsat. The DW7000 family also complies with the DVB-S and DVB-S2 standards for the downlink, which yields downstream throughputs as high as 90Mbps. As a result, the DW7000 gives service providers in the region a great deal of flexibility to readily configure service plans covering a wide range of customer data rate requirements. About Hughes Network Systems Americas Hughes Network Systems Americas (HNSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, and is Brazil’s and the region’s leading provider of high-speed broadband satellite services and solutions. Headquartered in Alphaville (São Paulo), Brazil, HNSA operates a Network Operations Center (NOC) in Cotia and an office in Rio de Janeiro. To learn more about HNSA, please visit us at www.direcway.com.br. About Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS) is a leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more than 800,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks, which it markets globally under the DIRECWAY® brand. HNS’ DIRECWAY terminals are based on the IP over Satellite (IPoS) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:SKYT) and The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTV) each own 50% of HNS. SkyTerra is its managing member. For additional information, please visit www.hns.com.