EchoStar

Englewood, Colorado, United States · Space · Applications / Connectivity · echostar.com

EchoStar operates satellite and wireless communications businesses, including broadband and connectivity services. Its spectrum transactions with SpaceX are intended to support Starlink Mobile direct-to-device services.

Positioning

EchoStar is a U.S.-based communications and connectivity company spanning satellite services, spectrum, wireless, pay-TV, streaming, managed networks, and broadband through Boost Mobile, DISH, Sling TV, Hughes, HughesNet, and Gen Mobile. Its ecosystem includes SpaceX and AT&T as major spectrum counterparties, while Hughes serves enterprise, government, aviation, and community connectivity customers worldwide; the parent is undergoing a major restructuring toward Boost Mobile, residual spectrum, satellite operations, and strategic holdings.

Latest signals

  • EchoStar’s Hughes satellite broadband business filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection.SpaceNews
  • SpaceX plans to spend $20 billion buying spectrum from EchoStar for its mobile satellite constellation.TechCrunch
  • SpaceX acquired EchoStar spectrum for $19.6 billion.Payload
  • EchoStar sold spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T as part of its debt-repayment restructuring.SpaceNews
  • EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.SpaceNews

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Facts, with sources

  • Interim financingFunding round · SpaceNews
  • SpaceX stockFunding round · SpaceNews
  • USD 3600000000Revenue · SpaceNews
  • EchoStar agrees to sell its portion of European spectrum to SpaceX to improve Starlink Mobile servicesPartnership · SpaceNews

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology6
Positioning8
Firepower2
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Connectivity

67AT&T · 69

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Questions this page answers

What does EchoStar do?

EchoStar operates satellite and wireless communications businesses, including broadband and connectivity services. Its spectrum transactions with SpaceX are intended to support Starlink Mobile direct-to-device services. EchoStar is a U.S.-based communications and connectivity company spanning satellite services, spectrum, wireless, pay-TV, streaming, managed networks, and broadband through Boost Mobile, DISH, Sling TV, Hughes, HughesNet, and Gen Mobile. Its ecosystem includes SpaceX and AT&T as major spectrum counterparties, while Hughes serves enterprise, government, aviation, and community connectivity customer

Where does EchoStar rank in space?

EchoStar ranks 68 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 68 out of 100, in Connectivity (Applications). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are EchoStar's peers in Connectivity?

AT&T (rank 67).

Where is EchoStar based and when was it founded?

EchoStar is based in Englewood, Colorado, United States.

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