Enea Providing Hughes with Middleware for Satellite Base Station Subsystem

Enea Providing Hughes with Middleware for Satellite Base Station Subsystem

Enea Element Off-the-Shelf Communications and Network Management Solution
Reduces Time to Market

Stockholm, Sweden, and San Jose, California, Sept. 27, 2007 - Enea
(NordicExchange/Small Cap/ENEA), a world leading provider of network software
and services, today announced that under an agreement entered into during the
first quarter of this year, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is using the
Enea Element™ middleware and professional services in the development of a new
wireless base station and other infrastructure for Hughes' satellite base
station subsystem. This new base station will provide both voice and packet data
services.

“We're excited to be working with Hughes on this project,” said Virginia Walker,
senior vice president of corporate strategy and marketing at Enea. “Middleware
development is one of the most complex, costly, and time-consuming aspects of
deploying reliable, high-quality converged network systems and services. Our
Element middleware, together with our top-notch professional services, provide
an off-the-shelf communications and network management solution that is enabling
Hughes to focus its development efforts and accelerate deployment of its new
satellite equipment.”


Enea Press Contacts:

North America:
Tom Hayes
Enea
Vice president of corporate marketing
Phone: +1 480 753 9200
Email: tom.hayes@enea.com

Heidi Rosenberg
Nadel Phelan, Inc.
Director
Phone: +1 831 440 2405
Email: heidi@nadelphelan.com

Europe:
Benedicte Bissey
Enea
Marketing communications manager, Europe
Phone: +33 1 6918 1447, mobile phone: +33 6 8805 9648
Email: benedicte.bissey@enea.com

Asia Pacific:
Marcus Hjortsberg
Enea
Vice president, Asia sales
Phone: +86 21 6334 3406
Email: marcus.hjortsberg@enea.com

About Enea
Enea (Nordic Exchange/SmallCap/ENEA) is the leading supplier of real-time
operating systems, middleware, development tools, database technology and
professional services for high-availability systems such as telecommunications
infrastructure, mobile devices, medical instrumentation, and automobile
control/infotainment. Enea's flagship operating system, OSE™, is deployed in
approximately half of the worlds 3G mobile phones and base stations. Enea has
over 500 employees and is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm. For further
information on Enea, please visit www.enea.com.

Enea Element and OSE are registered trademarks of Enea AB or its subsidiaries.
All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks
of their respective owners. © 2007 Enea.

About Hughes
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. Hughes has shipped more than 1.2 million systems to customers in
over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP
over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards
organizations.
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 www.hughes.com.