EchoStar

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EchoStar Corporation

Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: SATS (Class A) Russell 2000 component S&P 600 component
Industry	Telecommunications Satellite television
Predecessor	The first incarnation of EchoStar (Dish Network)
Founded	January 1, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-01-01)
Headquarters	Englewood, Colorado, U.S.
Key people	Charles Ergen (chairman) Hamid Akhavan (CEO)
Products	Direct-broadcast satellite, pay television, pay-per-view, over-the-top media services, Mobile telephony, Wireless broadband
Revenue	US$1.99 billion (2021)
Operating income	US$217 million (2021)
Net income	US$62.7 million (2021)
Total assets	US$6.05 billion (2021)
Total equity	US$3.41 billion (2021)
Number of employees	c. 2,500 (2021)
Subsidiaries	Dish Network Boost Mobile EchoStar Mobile Hughes Network Systems
Website	echostar.com
Footnotes / references [1]

EchoStar Corporation is an American telecommunications company that specializes in providing satellite communication, wireless telecommunications, and internet services. Its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business are operated from its headquarters in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The company also provides television services and mobile services. It is a spin-off of Dish Network, which was founded in 1980 as EchoStar Communications Corporation. This company was founded in 2008 after what is now Dish Network spun off its non-consumer assets. In an industry reverse, EchoStar proposed to buy Dish in 2023 with the acquisition being completed by the end of that year, as a result, Dish was absorbed into EchoStar as a whole.^[2] EchoStar made its debut on the Fortune 500 list in 2024, ranking #242.^[3] Following the acquisition of Dish, EchoStar now owns Sling TV and Boost Mobile. Its main competitor is DirecTV, who failed to acquire Dish in 2024.