Hughes Shares Industry Expertise at Satellite 2010
Company executives will participate in a wide range of technology and business panels throughout the conference
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 12 -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that its executives will share their expertise on twelve panels throughout the Satellite 2010 Conference, March 16-18, being held at the Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.
Hughes executives will provide industry insight on the following panels:
Monday, March 15:
10:00 - 10:30 am: Bernie Nelson, director, Vertical Market Development, will participate on the panel, "M2M, B2B & B2C: the State of the Art in Hybrid Service Innovation."
4:15 - 5:30 pm: Lin-Nan Lee, vice president, Engineering, will participate on the panel, "Higher Order Modulation Schemes: Trade-offs That Must Be Considered."
Tuesday, March 16:
1:30 - 2:45 pm: Sampath Ramaswami, senior director, Strategic Development, will participate on the panel, "The Markets You Can't Miss: Where Satellite Service Providers Will Place Their Bets in the Next Five Years."
3:00 - 4:15 pm: Dan Losada, senior director, Defense & Intelligence Systems Division, will participate on the panel, "Eyes in the Skies: UAVs, ISR, and Satellites."
Wednesday, March 17:
10:15 - 11:30 am: Arunas Slekys, vice president, Corporate Marketing & GM, Russia and CIS, will participate on the panel, "Eastern Europe & CIS: The Phoenix Rises."
10:15 - 11:30 am: Matthew Mohebbi, vice president of the MobileSat Group, will moderate the panel, "Creating a Mass Market for MSS: The Role of MSS Equipment Providers" and John Corrigan, senior vice president, engineering, will participate on the panel.
1:45 - 3:00 pm: Doug Medina, senior director of enterprise marketing, will participate on the panel, "SCADA/M2M - What Shades of Green?"
3:15 - 4:30 pm: Bob Kepley, senior vice president of engineering, will participate on the panel, "Advanced Satellite Coding and Modulation: A CAPEX-for-OPEX Balancing Act."
3:15 - 4:30 pm: Ramesh Ramaswamy, assistant vice president, International Division, will participate on the panel, "Middle East and Africa: From Famine to Feast?"
4:45 - 5:45 pm: Mike Cook, senior vice president, North American Division, will participate on the panel, "Beyond Satellite Broadband: The Next Generation of High Throughput Satellites (HTS)."
Thursday, March 18:
9:00 - 10:30 am: Paul Gaske, executive vice president & general manager, North American Division, will participate on the panel, "Satellite Broadband: Finally a Credible Competitor in the Marketplace."
In addition to sharing their industry expertise during the conference, Hughes will also showcase its latest technology and service innovations at Booth #1203, including a live demonstration of the satellite home of the future. Hughes will also conduct live demonstrations of its mobile technology at outdoor exhibit, #OE6.
From digital signage, to SATCOM-on-the-move, to SCADA applications and high throughput satellites, Hughes is leading the way in connecting enterprises, governments, and consumers to the future. Several Hughes executives will be available at the booth for interviews. To schedule a briefing please contact Donna Armstrong at 202-775-2650 or darmstrong@brodeur.com.
About Hughes Network Systems
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 encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.2 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.
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. (NASDAQ:HUGH). For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com.
Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
Source: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
CONTACT: Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, +1-301-601-7330,
Judy.blake@hughes.com; or Donna Armstrong of Brodeur for Hughes Network
Systems, +1-202-775-2650, darmstrong@brodeur.com