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Mercury Computer Systems is Selected By Hughes to Provide AdvancedTCA Products and Services for Commercial Satellite Base Station Platform

Posted on: Thursday, 13 December 2007, 12:00 CST

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. , the leading supplier of RapidIO(R)-based AdvancedTCA(R) (ATCA) and MicroTCA(R) (uTCA) solutions, announced it was awarded a multi-year contract by Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) to provide ATCA-based modules as part of a fully integrated communications platform. The contract will support multiple Hughes programs, including a satellite base-transceiver subsystem (S-BTS) and a satellite base station subsystem (SBSS).

The contract calls for delivery of multiple RapidIO-based, DSP Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMCs) mounted on ATCA blades from the Mercury Ensemble(TM) product line. The Mercury solution will support signal processing computing requirements necessary to provide mobile phone access to consumers, using a combination of satellite and terrestrial links in less densely populated areas.

"Mercury is a valuable system-level supplier in providing high-bandwidth, high-density computing platforms based on open standards," said Matthew Mohebbi, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Satellite Division at Hughes. "We chose Mercury for its mature ATCA products and expertise in RapidIO technology, which have become integral to our mobile satellite base station systems."

"We are very pleased to be selected by Hughes for this new commercial satellite communications opportunity," said Mark Skalabrin, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Computing Solutions business at Mercury. "Mercury has taken a leadership role in developing flexible ATCA and uTCA solutions that support a range of processor types and I/O requirements. Combined with our software and professional services support, we are uniquely positioned to assist Hughes on their application development and get to market quickly."

Mercury's unique approach to solving complex computing problems stems from 20+ years of architecting systems that enable scalable, parallel processing for very high performance. In its full configuration, the Ensemble platform is designed to interconnect more than 160 latest generation DSPs and to deliver more than 500 gigabits of streaming I/O.

Initial modules were delivered in November 2007. For more information on Mercury's ATCA and uTCA offerings, visit http://www.mc.com/ATCA.

About Hughes

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. Hughes has shipped more than 1.2 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.

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. . For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com/.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. - Where Challenges Drive Innovation

Mercury Computer Systems is the leading provider of computing systems and software for data-intensive applications that include image processing, signal processing, and visualization. With a strong commitment to innovation, our expertise in algorithm optimization, systems development, and silicon design is blended with software application knowledge and industry-standard technologies to solve unique computing challenges. We work closely with our customers to architect solutions that have a meaningful impact on everyday life: detecting aneurysms; designing safer, more fuel-efficient aircraft; identifying security threats; discovering oil; developing new drugs; and visualizing virtually every aspect of scientific investigation.

Mercury's comprehensive, purpose-built solutions capture, process, and present data for the world's largest medical imaging companies, 8 of the 10 top defense prime contractors, and other leading Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in semiconductor, energy, telecommunications, and other industries. Our dedication to performance excellence and collaborative innovation continues a 24-year history in enabling customers to stay at the forefront of the markets they serve.

Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. We are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market . Visit Mercury at http://www.mc.com/.

Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the Ensemble AdvancedTCA-based modules. You can identify these statements by our use of the words "may,""will,""should,""plans,""expects,""anticipates,""continue,""estimate,""project,""intend," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen weakness in the Company's markets, effects of continued geo- political unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, changes in the U.S. Government's interpretation of federal procurement rules and regulations, market acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, inability to fully realize the expected benefits from acquisitions or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating acquired businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, and difficulties in retaining key customers. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk factors as are discussed in the Company's recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

Contacts: Greg Tiedemann, Director ATCA Business Development Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1664 / gtiedemann@mc.com Leigh McLeod, Media Relations Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1120 / lmcleod@mc.com Kathy Sniezek, Public Relations Manager Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1126 / ksniezek@mc.com

AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA are registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group. Ensemble is a trademark of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Greg Tiedemann, Director ATCA Business Development,+1-978-967-1664, gtiedemann@mc.com, or Leigh McLeod, Media Relations,+1-978-967-1120, lmcleod@mc.com, or Kathy Sniezek, Public Relations Manager,+1-978-967-1126, ksniezek@mc.com, all of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

Web site: http://www.mc.com/http://www.mc.com/ATCAhttp://www.hughes.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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