Our new SPACEWAY^TM platform represents the largest step forward in the history of satellite communications, enabling the next generation of our HughesNet^® service. SPACEWAY is a next-generation satellite system whose unique capabilities enable high-speed data networking, power groundbreaking applications, and unlock a wealth of value-added HughesNet services. Operating in globally-assigned Ka-band spectrum, SPACEWAY employs high-performance, onboard digital processing, packet switching, and spot-beam technology to offer direct site-to-site connectivity at rates of from 512 Kbps up to 16 Mbps. SPACEWAY combines the traditional advantages of satellite, namely ubiquitous reach and efficient broadcast/multicast, with high data rates and mesh connectivity—to give customers a fast, efficient, flexible, and cost-effective communications solution.