EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a global telecommunications company providing satellite communication, wireless telecommunications, and internet services. Operating through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services segments, it delivers services like pay TV, satellite network solutions, and broadband internet, serving enterprise, government, and consumer markets. EchoStar's offerings include geostationary high throughput satellites, low-earth orbit networks, and mobile solutions, with partners including Jersey Telecom and Swisscom. The company's brands include HughesNet, DISH TV, Sling TV, and Boost Mobile.
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EchoStar completed $23 billion in spectrum sales to AT&T as part of a broader divestiture program.
EchoStar sold its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a transaction structured at approximately $17 billion in cash and stock with an additional $2 billion in interim debt servicing.
Hamid Akhavan is the CEO of EchoStar Capital.
SpaceX finalized a $17 billion agreement with EchoStar in late 2025 to acquire AWS-4 and H-Block licenses.
SpaceX anticipates initial testing of the upgraded 150 Mbps Direct-to-Cell service in late 2027, coinciding with full regulatory closure of the EchoStar spectrum transfer.
EchoStar, DISH, and Lanteris Space Systems have a partnership that spans nearly three decades.
EchoStar has transitioned into a spectrum holding entity and hybrid mobile operator.
EchoStar’s combined spectrum dispositions totaled $40 billion.
The EchoStar XXV direct broadcast satellite is being launched for DISH, a subsidiary of EchoStar.
Tim Farrar estimates Starlink will be able to commercialize EchoStar’s spectrum in the US relatively quickly.
SpaceX's acquisition of EchoStar spectrum provides SpaceX with dedicated Mobile‑Satellite Service spectrum, allowing it to bypass many interference hurdles associated with sharing terrestrial cellular bands.
SpaceX secured a definitive deal worth approximately $19.6 billion in late 2025 for EchoStar's AWS‑3, AWS‑4, and H‑block spectrum licenses.
SCCI has announced a contract worth $2 million USD to produce components for Dish Network's EchoStar 26 geosynchronous broadcast satellite.
SCCI will supply 16 different sub-system components essential to the power amplification system of the EchoStar XXVI satellite program.
The recent acquisition of EchoStar spectrum will strengthen Starlink's position in the satellite communications market.
Viasat and EchoStar filed objections to SpaceX's EPFD waiver.
EchoStar’s Boost Mobile brand will operate as a hybrid mobile network utilizing AT&T’s terrestrial infrastructure and SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell service.
The total value of the EchoStar transactions is over $40 billion.
Hughes, a subsidiary of EchoStar, has a $1.5 billion debt due in August 2026.
In August 2025, EchoStar agreed to sell part of its terrestrial low-band and mid-band spectrum to AT&T for approximately $23 billion in cash.