[January 16, 2001]

NET-36 To Provide Streaming Content Delivery For DirecPC, Offers Subscribers High-Fidelity Streaming Media

The synergy of NET-36's satellite-to-edge content delivery network and DirecPC's broadband network will supplement DirecPC's services with rich multimedia content and provide NET-36 with a true nationwide footprint. Through this relationship, NET-36 now has access to half of North American broadband households via satellite-to-edge servers - with the ability to stream content via DirecPC regardless of location, extending the edge of the network to its ultimate boundary.

"This agreement with HNS will allow DirecPC's users to access streaming media content served by the NET-36 satellite-to-edge network," said Bill Moses, PanAmSat senior vice president and president of NET-36. "The NET-36 satellite-to-edge architecture bypasses up to 95 percent of Internet congestion points and makes content accessible to broadband households nationwide. A number of leading content providers such as Bloomberg and FashionTV are already delivering high-fidelity content to the `true' edge using NET-36."

"This relationship underscores DirecPC's charter to provide subscribers with an exceptional wireless broadband experience," said Paul Gaske, executive vice president and general manager of HUGHES Network Systems, North America. "As a satellite-based broadcast network, NET-36 is the ideal partner to help us achieve this goal and offer our subscribers and partners the high-quality video and audio fidelity made possible by NET-36."

"Providing DirecPC subscribers with high-quality streaming media is a key element to the DirecPC service," commented Dave Zatloukal, vice president of DirecPC services. "As the leader in satellite broadband, DirecPC is dedicated to providing services that leverage the speed and ubiquity represented by satellite delivery, with a dramatic experience that cannot be duplicated by either cable or DSL."

Using a compact satellite dish and Universal Serial Bus-connected modem, DirecPC provides high-speed Internet access and offers streaming media such as video at Mbps speeds. The addition of DirecPC as a NET-36 last-mile provider enables any DirecPC household in the United States with a view of the southern sky to access the unique content of the NET-36 network.

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