EchoStar Corporation is an Englewood, Colorado-based communications and entertainment company with operations spanning satellite technology, broadband internet, wireless service, and television distribution. Its history dates to 1980, when Charlie Ergen, Candy Ergen, and Jim DeFranco established the business that later became DISH Network. EchoStar was separated from DISH as an independent satellite-technology company in 2008, and the two companies reunited through a merger completed in 2024.
The company provides wireless communications and mobile services through Boost Mobile. Its operations have included consumer wireless plans, mobile devices, network services, and the development of an Open RAN-based 5G network. EchoStar also owns valuable wireless-spectrum licenses and uses partnerships with other telecommunications and satellite companies to expand coverage and connect customers across terrestrial and space-based networks.
Through Hughes Network Systems, EchoStar develops satellite and networking technologies for consumers, businesses, telecommunications operators, airlines, and government agencies. Hughes offers satellite broadband under the HughesNet brand, managed enterprise networking, aviation connectivity, and the JUPITER satellite platform. EchoStar also distributes television programming through DISH TV and the Sling TV streaming service, giving the company a presence in both traditional pay television and internet-delivered entertainment.
EchoStar is restructuring parts of its business following agreements to sell significant portions of its wireless-spectrum portfolio to AT&T and SpaceX. Its DISH DBS and certain wireless subsidiaries entered Chapter 11 proceedings in June 2026 to address debt and support the wind-down of the company’s independent 5G network operations. DISH TV, Sling TV, Hughes, and Boost Mobile have continued serving customers during the restructuring, while EchoStar shifts its emphasis toward satellite connectivity, telecommunications partnerships, media distribution, and the management of its remaining technology and spectrum assets.