DISH Network, a subsidiary of EchoStar, is a major American provider of satellite television and IPTV services. It utilizes satellites to deliver a wide range of channels and programming options directly to homes, offering entertainment, sports, news, and on-demand content. DISH Network also provides internet services via satellite and is building a 5G network. They partner with companies like Lockheed Martin, Ericsson and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their satellite and network infrastructure.
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EchoStar XXV is owned by EchoStar’s subsidiary Dish Network.
Charlie Ergen has returned as CEO of EchoStar Corporation to manage legacy Pay-TV (DISH/Sling) and satellite operations.
The EchoStar XXV satellite is for EchoStar’s subsidiary Dish Network.
Lanteris Space Systems is an Intuitive Machines company participating in a collaboration with EchoStar and Dish Network that spans nearly three decades.
Crown Castle terminated its master lease agreement with DISH on January 12, 2026, alleging $3.5 billion in payment defaults.
EchoStar, DISH, and Lanteris Space Systems have a partnership that spans nearly three decades.
Up to 50% of DISH challenge funding can be allocated solely to securing and retrofitting physical and digital infrastructure.
For fiscal year 2026–27, the Department of National Defence allocated DISH funding in the range of approximately $5–10 million depending on scope and scale of proposed establishment and early delivery activities.
Proposals to establish a DISH must include a multidisciplinary consortium of at least two Canadian partners drawn from universities, for-profit companies, not-for-profits, or local governments.
DISH facilities must meet Level II (Secret) security clearance requirements.
DISH challenge funding will be provided as a non-repayable contribution across two streams: quantum and uncrewed systems (UxS).
Federal entities are ineligible to apply for DISH challenge funding.
For fiscal year 2027–28, the Department of National Defence allocated DISH funding in the range of approximately $10–15 million depending on scope and scale of scaled operations and programmatic activity.
The Department of National Defence provided $29.4 million in funding for Maritime DISH on Nov. 25, 2025 and based the Maritime DISH at COVE in Halifax.
The satellite-tracking antenna to be installed at Base Aérea de Morón is a 2.7-meter parabolic dish.
The EchoStar XXV direct broadcast satellite is being launched for DISH, a subsidiary of EchoStar.
Maritime DISH will focus on undersea domain awareness, uncrewed and autonomous systems, advanced sensing and surveillance technologies, and AI-enabled maritime analytics.
Presentations at the DISH Industry Day highlighted quantum technologies as a means to improve secure communications and computing for defence modernization.
Maritime DISH is designed to provide secure workspaces where trusted partners can develop, test, and validate new technologies.
DISH hubs are intended to focus on quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomous systems, Arctic research, and space.