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Hughes Network Systems Introduces New DIRECWAY(R) Broadband Satellite Terminal to European Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 06:00 CST

GRIESHEIM, Germany, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite solutions, today introduced the latest member of its family of DIRECWAY(R) broadband terminals, the DW6000, to the European market. The DW6000 is self-hosting, thereby eliminating the requirement to install any special software on customers' computers and extending DIRECWAY service to Apple(R) Macintosh(R) computers, beyond Windows(R)-based systems.

The DW6000 incorporates an advanced, single-board architecture, offering an Ethernet output for easy connection to LAN networks and satellite-based service activation, which eliminates the need for a terrestrial line. In addition to high-speed Internet and intranet/VPN access, it supports all of the feature-rich DIRECWAY services offered to current customers, such as content delivery, multicasting, music distribution, digital media streaming, and distance learning and training. Key features of the new equipment include:

* Ethernet interface for quick installation and easy connection to any

hub/router;

* No dedicated PC/server required for sharing connection with multiple

PCs;

* One-step "plug-and-play" networking, eliminating the need to install

drivers or other software;

* Compatibility with Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

"With the addition of the DW6000 to our product portfolio, we now can provide our enterprise customers, value-added resellers, and service providers, an easy networking solution to connect multiple computers to broadband access via satellite," said Michael Darcy, President of Hughes Network Systems Europe. "The DW6000 is robust, compact and affordable for all customer segments from large corporations to the SME and SOHO markets."

Beginning in December 2003, the DW6000 will be available in Europe and sold to enterprise customers through HNS Europe's regional sales offices and from authorized value-added resellers and service providers. For more information, please visit http://www.hnseu.com/ or email globalsales@hns.com.

About DIRECWAY

DIRECWAY is the world's leading broadband by satellite service, providing high-speed, IP-based connectivity to the large enterprise, small/medium enterprise (SME), small office/home office (SOHO), and rural markets. DIRECWAY is available around the globe through HNS directly and from authorized value-added resellers (VARs).

About Hughes Network Systems Europe

Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE) is Hughes Network Systems, Inc.'s (HNS) operating and sales organization for the European market. HNSE has facilities in Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Utilizing its satellite hub earth stations and network operations centers in Griesheim, Germany and Milton Keynes, U.K., HNSE provides DIRECWAY(R) broadband satellite services throughout the continent, both directly and through a growing family of value-added service providers. HNSE designs, develops, installs and maintains a wide variety of enterprise network solutions such as broadband Internet/Intranet access, multicasting video distribution, interactive distance learning and video conferencing. Its customer base spans all major market sectors, including oil and gas, retail, automotive, banking, restaurants and governments, with more than 38,000 terminals ordered or shipped. To learn more about HNSE, please visit http://www.hnseu.com/.

About Hughes Network Systems

Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), is the world's leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more than 600,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it markets globally under the DIRECWAY(R) brand. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV(R) satellite television receivers, having shipped more than 13 million systems to date.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of HUGHES, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock . To learn more about HNS, please visit http://www.hns.com/.

HUGHES, Hughes Network Systems, and DIRECWAY are trademarks of Hughes Electronics Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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