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EchoStar

US
commercialFounded 1980
www.echostar.com/
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EchoStar's Form 10-Q filing indicates that the company does not currently have the necessary cash on hand and projected future cash flows to fund fourth-quarter operations or the November 2024 debt maturity.

Mentioned as: echostarNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2024Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar “…bankruptcy the most likely outcome.”

Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network, now part of EchoStar, is open to merging with AT&T’s DirecTV.

Mentioned as: EchoStarOrg RelationshipMar 25, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Boeing to boost satellite manufacturing plus Dish + DirecTV latest

EchoStar recorded revenue from broadband and satellite services down nearly 14% to $1,800,000,000 for 2023.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative FinancialMar 18, 2024GEO operators look to local service providers to compete against Starlink

EchoStar’s broadband and satellite revenue decline for 2023 was primarily driven by a lack of capacity amid delays to launch its Americas-focused Jupiter-3 spacecraft and competitive pressure from satellite-based competitors and other technologies.

Mentioned as: EchoStarOrg RelationshipMar 18, 2024GEO operators look to local service providers to compete against Starlink

On 2024-02-12, EchoStar terminated offers to exchange more than $4,900,000,000 (€4.5 billion) of convertible notes issued by Dish.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative FinancialFeb 13, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Satellite bandwidth prices are tumbling…

EchoStar’s Jupiter-3 entered service 2023-12-19, five months after launching on a Falcon Heavy.

Mentioned as: EchoStarOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2024Jupiter-3 enters commercial service

EchoStar is seeking to fill Jupiter-3’s 500 gigabits-per-second capacity over the Americas with new customers following prior bandwidth constraints that weighed on revenues.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2024Jupiter-3 enters commercial service

EchoStar’s Jupiter-3 broadband satellite is delivering download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second to early customers.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2024Jupiter-3 enters commercial service

Dish Network split from EchoStar in 2008 to expand into terrestrial mobile services and online streaming.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2023FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch

The Federal Communications Commission approved on 2023-12-06 the transfer of all of Dish Network’s licenses and authorizations to EchoStar.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2023FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch

Jupiter-3 will double the capacity of EchoStar’s fleet and provide ubiquitous connectivity throughout the Americas to serve customers beyond the reach of cable and fiber internet.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative PlanNov 20, 2023Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit

Maxar Space Systems handed over operations of the JUPITER 3 satellite to EchoStar on 2023-11-16.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 16, 2023Maxar Space Systems Successfully Hands Over the Largest Commercial Satellite Built, JUPITER 3, to EchoStar

EchoStar is a U.S.-based geostationary operator that is planning to start deploying 28 low Earth orbit satellites in 2024 to connect remote Internet of Things devices.

Mentioned as: EchoStarOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2023Satellite industry at odds over proposed power limit review ahead of WRC-23

EchoStar reported net income of $37,400,000 for the third quarter of 2023, down $19,000,000 year-on-year.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative FinancialNov 6, 2023Dish Network CEO makes early exit

EchoStar’s revenues for the three months to 2023-09-30, fell 17% year-on-year to $413,100,000.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative FinancialNov 6, 2023Dish Network CEO makes early exit

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered into a negotiated Consent Decree with DISH Operating LLC to resolve an investigation into the deorbiting of its EchoStar-7 satellite.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023The FCC’s authority in regulating orbital debris

In February 2022, DISH found that its attempts to maneuver EchoStar-7 were not producing expected changes to its trajectory.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023The FCC’s authority in regulating orbital debris

DISH received an initial license for the EchoStar-7 satellite in early 2002.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023The FCC’s authority in regulating orbital debris

DISH estimated that the deorbit maneuvers for EchoStar-7 would occur in May 2022.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023The FCC’s authority in regulating orbital debris

DISH committed to maneuvering the EchoStar-7 satellite to a disposal orbit at least 300 kilometers above its operational orbit in its debris mitigation plan.

Mentioned as: EchoStarNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023The FCC’s authority in regulating orbital debris
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