Hughes Grants License to MTI to Manufacture IPoS Compliant Ku-band Satellite Terminals

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 30, 2006/Satnews Daily/ ― Hughes Network Systems, LLC has signed an Intellectual Property License Agreement with Microelectronics Technology, Inc. (MTI) of Taiwan. Hughes said the agreement grants MTI rights to manufacture the IPoS-compliant Hughes HN7000 series terminals, comprising the broadband router (indoor unit or IDU), the outdoor unit (radio or ODU) and the antenna assembly.

IP over Satellite (IPoS) is the first global standard to be ratified by the world's major standards bodies; TIA in North America, and ETSI and ITU in Europe.

Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes, said IPoS is the only air interface specifically designed for efficient delivery of broadband satellite services and offers the best means to expand satellite's addressable market worldwide.

According to Hughes, IPoS is the only industry standard optimized for delivery of broadband services over satellite channels. IPoS specifies a "Satellite Independent Service Access Point" (SI-SAP), which creates a well defined interface between the satellite dependent functions and the application layers, thereby enabling an open service delivery platform.

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