Hey all,
            I posted this on another thread but I wanted to also put it on a more general thread. Good reads, as you can see I'm a fairly new member so if this is old information I apologize, I attended a Hughes meeting last week and learned a few things. They are shooting for the end of this year early 2007 to roll out new Ka band service (E.g. spotbeam, E.g Wild Blue technology)! anyway if you're a DirecWay egghead like myself this should interest you.
http://www.hns.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/3L8QF906J0E4B29GPUD1F6S5A4/03-27-06_Hughes_Unveils_New_Comprehensive_Service_Brand.htm
http://www.hns.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/KSLHIN9I94N41E0JKTDVOUF86F/11-10-05_SkyTerra_to_Acquire_Remaining_50_Percent_of_HNS_from_DIRECTV.htm