Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has shipped an aggregate of more than 2.1 million satellite terminals as of Q3 2009, continuing the company’s involvement with the global very small aperture terminal (VSAT) market, which started in the mid-80s when Hughes shipped the first VSAT network to Wal-Mart. For more than 25 years since it first designed and developed VSATs, Hughes has consistently maintained the position of worldwide market leader in satellite networks and services. These networks provide rapid, reliable transmission of data, voice, video and multimedia to sites located virtually anywhere over continent-wide areas covered by geostationary satellites. Customers of Hughes satellite networks and HughesNet® broadband IP services include many of the world’s leading companies, spanning a wide range of vertical sectors from retail, to oil/gas, hospitality, lottery, automotive, banking and entertainment/media, as well as government and multi-national organizations.