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An EchoStar Company


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Discover Whats Possible When

You See the World Dierently

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES)

is the worlds leading provider o satellite

broadband or home and oce, delivering

innovative network technologies, managed

services, and solutions or enterprises and

governments globally. HughesNet is the

#1 high-speed satellite Internet service in

the marketplace, with oerings to suit

every budget. Hughes products employ

global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI,

and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2,

RSM-A, and GMR-1. Headquartered outside

Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland,

USA, Hughes operates sales and support

oces worldwide, and is a wholly owned

subsidiary o EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:

SATS), a premier global provider o satellite

operations and digital TV solutions.

Dear Customer:

Thinking differently is what drives innovation. At Hughes, innovation is both our commitment and our

passionrom operating HughesNet, the worlds #1 high-speed satellite Internet service or consumers

and small businesses, to providing market-leading managed network services or enterprises and

governments globally, to developing advanced broadband technologies and solutions or the worlds

premier operators. Now as part o EchoStar Corporation, the combined companies create a global

powerhouse in satellite-based digital video and broadband solutions and services.

Innovators make history. The Hughes legacy o innovation began over 25 years ago when we invented

the commercial very small aperture terminal (VSAT), and since then have been the technology andmarket leader in satellite networks with more than 2.8 million systems shipped to customers in over

100 countries. Wal-Marts decision in 1984 to choose Hughes and implement the worlds rst enterprise

VSAT network was hailed by Fortune magazine as one o the top 20 strategic business decisions o

the twentieth century. Since then weve continually invested in expanding the capabilities and market

reach o broadband technologies and applications, and have become one o todays leading providers

o managed network services to blue chip companies across all major verticalsincluding retail, oil/gas,

automotive, nancial services, lottery, and hospitalityand to governments or emergency preparedness

telework, and deense/intelligence solutions, such as SATCOM on-the-move everywhereincluding

land, maritime, and airborne. Our award-winning SPACEWAY 3 satellitethe worlds rst with onboard

switching and routinghas powered a revolution in Ka-band technology, helping close the digital divide

by bringing high-speed, aordable Internet access to consumers and small businesses in North America

that are either unserved or underserved by terrestrial broadband technologies.

According to COMSYS VSAT Reports published rom 1988 to 2011, Hughes has consistently held

over 50 percent cumulative market share o the global VSAT business. We are also a major provider

o technologies, systems, and terminals to the worlds leading mobile satellite operators.

The future is in development today as Hughes engineers create the breakthroughs o tomorrow. Launche

on July 5, 2012 by Arianespace rom Kourou, French Guiana, our Ka-band EchoStar XVII satellite

with JUPITER high-throughput technology will be the cornerstone o HughesNet Gen4 high-speed

Internet service across North America. With well over 100 Gbps capacity, EchoStar XVII will bring a

media-rich world to over 1.5 million subscribers.

Our business is broadband, and we recognize that the true measure o our success is the i mpact we

make on peoples lives. Thats why we think dierently. I invite you to nd out more and join us in our

journey o discovery.

Sincerely,

Pradman Kaul

President

The Worlds Leading Provider o

Satellite Broadband or Home and Ofce


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CONNECT TO THE FUTURE

Today, people around the world rely on the

Internet or everything rom entertainment

to education, rom online shopping to online

business, rom news to social media. Hughes

was rst to develop satellite Internet technology

and operates the worlds largest high-speed

satellite Internet service, HughesNetserving

over 640,000 subscribers in North America

as o mid-2012. And EchoStar XVII, our

next generation satellite with JUPITER

high-throughput technology, was launched

in mid-2012 to bring higher speeds and more

choices to over 1.5 million more consumers

and small businesses in North America.

The Dinodig Project oSouthwestern Adventist

University depends on

HughesNet high-speed

satellite Internet to send

detailed data and images

o dinosaur excavations

rom a remote quarry

site in eastern Wyoming.

Connecting Laney Honeyto its customers and dis-

tributors via HughesNet,

directly rom its 40-acre

beekeeping arm in

rural Indiana, increased

productivity and sped up

the 30-year-old companys

online marketing eorts.

Bringing

the World

Home

As part o the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act

o 2009, Hughes was awarded

$58.7 million to bring high-

speed Internet to over 100,000

customers in areas unserved

and underserved by terrestrial

service. The Clarkson amily in

rural West Virginia is just one o

many that have beneted rom

this program.

Thanks to HughesNet,Jonathan Meigs enjoys a

rural liestyle while running

Meigs Media Group, a media

consulting and advertising

production business with

employees 100 miles away

in New York City.

High-speed, always-onHughesNet connectivity

helped Alabama-based

Producers Gin streamline

their business operations

to receive more shipping

orders and process

more receipts.

With HughesNet Gen4, customers

can do more o what they love to do online,

with aster speeds and more download

capacity than ever beore.

HughesNet Gen4 is the next genera-

tion o high-speed satellite Internet.

Its made possible by our network o

advanced satellites and comes backed

by award-winning customer service,

with plans and pricing to t every need

and budget.

Video Internet Social NetworkingMusic

Connecting Homes and Small Businesses


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Advanced Networks or

the Evolving Enterprise

Lottery Hughes built and

operates one o the largest,

private IP networks in theworld or lottery giant GTECH

Corporationwith more than

97,000 sites. In the U.K.,

lottery operator Camelot Group

depends on Hughes or a

high-availability, managed

network solution that

combines cellular, DSL,

and satellite technologies

at over 28,000 locations.

Restaurants Major restau-

rant chains such as Burger

King, YUM! Brands, andWendys depend on Hughes

managed networks to handle

millions o credit and debit

card transactions daily, and

provide Guest Wi-Fi services

at many thousands o sites.

Retail Retail giants around

the world, such as TJ Maxx,

Carters, and Walgreens,rely on Hughes managed

services to take care o their

networks while they take

care o businessproviding

them with PCI compliance,

distance learning, and retail

digital signage.

Hospitality Hughes

delivers customer-centric

applications like GuestWi-Fi, Digital Signage, and

Digital Concierge, as well

as managed broadband

connectivity to the hospitality

industry, including leading

brands like Best Western,

Choice Hotels, and

Wyndham International.

Oil and Gas Hughes

provides enterprise-wide

network managementand solutions or energy

majors like BP, ExxonMobil,

Halliburton, and Shell across

the globeconnecting eld

oces and oil rigs, reducing

administrative costs, and

enhancing the customer

at-the-pump experience.

Banking Innovative Hughes

managed network solutions

help banking and nancialcompanies around the world,

such as Visa International

in Latin America, Banco de

Brasil, M&T Bank, and Bank

o India, connecting branch

oces and ATMs across wide

geographies and enabling

an array o secure nancial

oerings or their customers.

The Premier Managed Services Provider

or Enterprises Around the WorldFully managed networks rom Hughes are the

choice o leading companies across the globe in

virtually every market sector. In todays complex

environment, Hughes understands the importance

o a tailored approach to building solutions

designed to meet specic needs. Thats why we

stay one step ahead, anticipating our customers

needs and building innovative solutions that are

enabling the Enterprise o the Future.

Global Knowledge, Local UnderstandingOur

one-stop, global managed services support

enterprise communications, networking, IT,

and related needs. Combining the reach o our

own service companies in North America, Brazil,

Europe, and India with strategic partnerships

across the globe, we serve over one million sites

on ve continents. And our technology powers

an ever expanding range o broadband solutions

delivered by our growing base o authorized

service providers and resellers in the Middle East,

Arica, Latin America, Asia Pacic, and Russia

and the CIS countries.


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Tailored Solutions or

Government Agencies

Whether in cities, towns, or

rural and more remote areas,

students in classrooms across

Brazil, Arica, India, Russia,

and a host o other countries

enjoy richer learning oppor-

tunities through interactive

distance education powered

by Hughes technology.

The Los Angeles Sheris

Department in Caliornia

depends on Hughes Digital

Signage or up-to-the-minute

communications and training

or ocers and inmates.

U.S. Department o Agricul-

tures (USDA) Food Saety

and Inspection Services

contracted with Hughes to

deliver managed broadband

services to 300 oces and

inspection sites.

Government teleworkers

located virtually anywhere in

the country stay connected

rom their home oces via

Hughes Telework Solutions.

Government agencies worldwide turn to Hughes

or a comprehensive range o communications

solutions to help serve the public. Our technology

and services support the many missions o

government with highly available, highly ecient

solutions, enabling agencies to connect eld

oces and stay operational e ven during

emergencies, assist in homeland security, and

support teleworkers. Across the globe, Hughes

is on the ront lines o bridging the digital divide,

bringing high-speed Internet, rural telephony,

and distance education to the unserved or

underserved populations. For military and

intelligence customers, we take great pride in

applying our proven, commercial networking

technologies to deliver cost-eective, leading-ed

solutions, including communications on-the-mov

over land, sea, and air which can be readily

integrated with global military networks.

A Hughes satellite solution

powers Alabamas GSSNet/

Alert Studio, a state-o-

the-art digital emergency

communications system that

disseminates alerts in multiple

ormats countywide, statewide,

and regionally.

Hughes satellite technology

is connecting schools and

healthcare acilities across

Ecuador as part o the Ecuador

Digital program unded by

Ecuadors Ministerio de

Telecomunicaciones (MINTEL)

under an Iseyco contract

with Corporacin Nacional

de Telecomunicaciones.

HughesNet-powered kiosks

in villages and towns across

India bring government

services, business services,

and distance education to

tens o thousands o people.

A U.S. ederal agency and an

international Coalition partner

rely on the Hughes satellite

airborne solution or in-fight

intelligence, surveillance,

and reconnaissance (ISR),

including air segment, ground

segment, and network

management services.

Photo: Courtesy o the Department o Deense.

In the U.S., the Hughes Inte

Government Crisis Network

instantly connects decision-

makers when disaster strikes

The high throughput and cap

necessary to maintain net-cen

communications or U.S. and

Coalition troops is built into Hu

Tactical SATCOM Systems.

Empowering Governments

to Better Serve the Public


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On Land, at Sea, and in the Air

Part o CNNs Emmy award-

winning satellite newsgathering

solution, Hughes BGAN

(Broadband Global Area

Network) technology stream-

lines the process o live media

eeds, replacing the need or

a truck-ull o equipment.

Southwest Airlines customersenjoy high-speed Web brows-

ing, email, and video services

via an onboard, wireless

Internet system supplied

by Row 44 and powered by

Hughes technology and the

companys nationwide satellite

broadband connectivity.

The Indian Navy relies on aHughes command and control

network that links disparate

platorms and provides

tactical visibility, part o a

total satellite communications

solution urnished by Bharat

Electronics Limited.

Oshore oil/gas explorationand the maritime industry in

the coastal waters o the Gul

o Mexico and the western

Caribbean stay connected

with uniorm, high-quality

broadband maritime services

rom Hughes, with local 24x7

technical support provided by

ESSI Corporation.

Thuraya Satellite Telecom-munications Co., whose

huge coverage area spans

Europe, Arica, and Asia,

employs a Hughes-designed

L-band mobile satellite

system and dual-mode,

GSM/satellite handsets.

MEXSAT in Mexico, will operatea comprehensive L-band mobile

satellite network and terminals

developed by Hughes, with

Boeing Corporation as the

lead contractor to supply three

geo-mobile satellite systems.

Researchers at the Caliornia

Institute o Technology

Tectonics Observatory monitor

seismic activity in the earths

crust rom ar-away Nepal,

Chile, and Peru with Hughes

BGAN M2M (machine-to-

machine) solutions.

Inmarsat delivers mobilesatellite services across

its Broadband Global

Area Network, oering the

complete line o Hughes

BGAN terminals, rom

compact portables to M2M

solutions, providing ull IP

connectivity via powerul

satellites virtually anywhere.

Hughes designs and develops comprehensive network solutions and portable voice

and data terminals or the worlds premier mobile satellite operators:

Serving the Worlds Premier Mobile Satellite Operators

Serving the world o LEO/ME

satellite operators, Hughes

has developed an Access

Network Controller (ANC)

gateway or Iridium. Current

under development is an

Advanced Radio Access

Network and User Terminal

Subsystem or operation wit

the next-generation constella

o Globalstar satellites.

Mobility Solutions

Todays world is on the move and Hughes

is at the oreront o providing innovative

mobile communications solutions or

every environment.


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With more than 2.8 million

terminals shipped to custom-

ers in over 100 countries,

Hughes broadband satellite

solutions are in action around

the world, rom North and

South America, to Europe

and Russia/CIS, to Arica/

Middle East and Asia/Pacic.

Our fagship HN and HX

platorms support a broad

range o bandwidth-intensive

services, including high-

speed Internet access, VoIP,

interactive distance learning,

videoconerencing, and

multimedia streaming.

Hughes is supplying the

complete Ka-band networking

systems and customer

terminals to power Avanti

Communications Groups

HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 satellite

broadband services across

Europe, and Yahsats Yahclick

service across the Middle

East and Arica, bringing

high-speed Internet access

and value-added applications

to thousands o households

and businesses.

Beyond developing core

technologies and supplyin

a ull range o networking

systems and terminals,

Hughes owns and operate

a global base o shared hu

services in the U.S., Brazi

Europe, and India, enabli

customers to realize the

many benets o broadba

by satellite without having

build and operate their ow

dedicated networks.

The Technology

Provider or

Operators and

Businesses

Around the World Hughes has an ongoingcommitment to invest in the

broadband industry and help

create its uture by contributing

intellectual property and

taking a leadership role in

promoting the development o

global standards, such as IP

over Satellite (IPoS), DVBS-2

with ACM, Regenerative

Satellite Multimedia (RSM-A),

and Geostationary Mobile

Radio (GMR-1 3G).

Innovation is Why Hughes Leads

Since we introduced commercial VSAT networks

over 25 years ago, we continue to advance broad-

band technology every year. At Hughes, we dont just

design chipswe build systems on chips that enable

broadband communications around the globe. As

the worlds premier broadband satellite company, we

work in close collaboration with technology, application

and service provider partners to expand the realm o

opportunitiesmeeting tomorrows communications

challenges today.


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Recognizing the enormous capacity and

cost-savings potential in Ka-band technology,

Hughes took the lead in the development o

Ka-band systems with the groundbreaking

SPACEWAY 3 broadband satellite system, the

worlds rst to employ onboard trac switching

and routing. Successully launched in August

2007, SPACEWAY 3 ushered in a new world o

bandwidth-on-demand satellite services with

true peer-to-peer, single-hop networking o

high-perormance ground terminals. Bringing

advances in satellite technology, such as

10 Gbps overall capacity, ast packet switching,

and spot beam orming, SPACEWAY 3 delivers

a wide range o Hughes broadband IP services

to consumer/small business, enterprise, and

government customers in North America.

Launched on July 5, 2012, EchoStar XVII, our

next-generation, Ka-band satellite with JUPITER

high-throughput technology, is designed with

well over 100 Gbps capacityapproximately

80 times more than todays conventional Ku-band

satellitesand will expand the rapidly growing base

o HughesNet subscribers in North America to an

additional 1.5 million or more. Employing a multi-

spot beam, bent-pipe architecture, EchoStar XVII

will be the cornerstone o HughesNet Gen4 service,

bringing customers more choices and media-rich

applications like never beore, with aordable plans

to suit any budget.

From developing core technologies, to

supplying innovative systems and terminals

whether xed or on-the-movewhen it comes

to broadband satellite networks and solutions,

Hughes has always led the way. And we are

committed to build on that leadership by

continuing to orge the vision o uture

opportunities and potential or our many

customers around the globe.

Changing the Game with SPACEWAY 3 Forging the VisionThe Next GenerationEchoStar XVII with

JUPITER High-Throughput Technology

Look to Hughes to Lead the Way


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Our promise is to create the benchmark

in high-quality broadband technologies,

services and solutions, and to support

our customers with the best people and

products in the industry.

We understand that Hughes is only as

strong as the quality o our customer

supportwhich is why our teamtakes special pride in having been

recognized or service quality and

technology awards over the years.

Hughes owns and operates service businesses in

North America, Brazil, Europe, and India, o ering

complete managed network solutions including

program management, installation, training,

maintenance, and support. Our rapidly growing

amily o Hughes authorized service providers

and distributors around the globe oer

high-quality project implementation, support,

and service utilizing Hughes-designed systems

and terminals. At Hughes Network Operating

Centers (NOCs), experienced engineers monitor

customer networks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,

365 days a year, backed by internal and external

eld organizations that stand ready to provide

reliable, responsive support.

Our many achievements and successes woul

be possible without the creativity, teamwork,

passion o our people. Our world-class team s

ve continents and numbers over 1800 peop

than 40 percent o whom are engineers. Bac

over 240 patents, this team is augmented by

expert base o authorized service providers,

distributors, dealers, and sales agents.

Hughes is committed to maintaining the integ

o workplace excellence by oering our emplo

great place to work through fexible work arran

learning, health and wellness programs, com

involvement, diversity, and a positive corpora

culture. Hughes has been honored by the Al

or Workplace Excellence (AWE) or our prom

o excellence in the workplace and work/lie b

every year since 2000. In 2012, we were also

recognized by AWE with the Health & Wellne

Trailblazer Award and the EcoLeadership Awa

a triple winner or the second year in a row.

To Our Employees

To Our Communities

To Our Customers

Global Presence

The Hughes Commitment

Hughes embraces community service activitiesand encourages employees to be involved locally,

nationally, and globally. Over the years, the

company has supported causes such as the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial/National Park Service,

American Heart Walk, Cell Phone Donation,

Disaster Relie through the American Red Cross,

and Relay for Life. A few of the many organiza

that Hughes has supported in conjunction wit

individual employee philanthropic eorts inclu

Alzheimers Association, American Diabetes

Association, American India Foundation,

Manna Food Center, Save the Children, and

Susan G. Komen Race or the Cure.


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The EchoStar/Hughes Powerhouse

In June 2011, EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS)

acquired all the assets o Hughes Communications,

Inc. Well-known as a leader in satellite operations

and digital TV solutions that enhance todays home

entertainment liestyle, EchoStar complements

Hughes as the worlds leading provider o sate llite

broadband technologies and services or home and

oce. The combined companies create a global

powerhouse in satellite-based digital video and

broadband solutions and services.

As part o the EchoStar team, we are working

on a number o exciting joint projects, including

implementing a Blockbuster strategy with DISH

Network to bring movies-on-demand via streaming

over our HughesNet service. In addition, were

working with EchoStar and Deluxe Digital Cinema

on a new venture to launch a satellite distribution

network or delivering digital cinema content to

digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

Industry Recognition

Hughes takes great pride in being recognized by

the industry with numerous prestigious awardseach year or our technology innovation, business

success, and promise or the uture. Awards

have included:

2011 Euroconsults Broadband System o the

Year and 2009 Broadband Satellite Operator

o the Year

Named Best VSAT Operator in India or ve

years in a row at the Telecom Operator Awards,

sponsored by Tele.netmagazine

The Society o Satellite Proessionals International(SSPI) Industry Innovation Award or SPACEWAY 3,

as well as its Promise Award, recognizing a young

Hughes proessional who shows the potential to

play a leadership role in the satellite industry

Hughes President Pradman Kaul was named

2008 Satellite Executive o the Year award by Via

Satellitemagazine and received the 2012 Innova-

tor Award rom the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation

Recognition o the Hughes BGAN 9201 mobile

satellite IP terminal as a key part o a CNN

satellite newsgathering solution awarded an

Emmy by the National Academy o Television

Arts and Sciences

2012 Unied Communications TMC Labs

Innovation Award or Hughes Enterprise VoIP

A New World of Possibilities

For over three decades, Hughes has been spear-

heading breakthroughs in telecommunications.

Our breadth o technology and service experience

sets us apart. Our passion to innovate is why we

lead. Our technologies, services and solutions are

helping consumers, businesses, and governments

across the globe realize a new world o possibilities

every day. We invite you to join us to discover that

uture together.

Join Us and Connect tothe Future o Broadband Today!

2012 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. HUGHES, HUGHESNET, SPACEWAY, and JUPITER are trademarks o Hughes Network Systems

Other trademarks are the property o their respective owners. All rights reserved. Inormation may change without notice.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support ofces worldwide, and is

owned subsidiary o EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider o satellite operations and digital TV solutions.

A World o Possibilities


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Worldwide Headquarters:

11717 Exploration Lane

Germantown, MD 20876 USA

Tel: +1.301.428.5500

[email protected]

www.hughes.com

An EchoStar Company

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