Corporation, HNS is the largest and most established competitor in the satellite
industry. HNS currently has over 120,000 VSAT installations in the United
States, and over 250,000 worldwide the most of any company by a large margin.
HNS has created Wide Area Networks for companies such as Wal Mart, Holiday Inn,
Cracker Barrel, A.G. Edwards & Co., Amoco, and many others. Additionally, HNS
is the parent company of DirecTV and DirecPC. HNS currently offers the widest
range of proven satellite technology available.