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About EchoStar

Company Overview

Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with more than 2,400 employees worldwide, EchoStar has more than 25 years of experience in designing, developing and distributing award-winning advanced television set-top boxes and related products for pay television providers as well as performing satellite operations. After 12 years building a successful foundation for DISH Network satellite TV technologies in the U.S., EchoStar spun off from DISH Network in January 2008 to form EchoStar Corporation, an independent, publicly traded company on the NASDAQ market (ticker: SATS).

Today, EchoStar is focused on creating hardware and service solutions for cable, telco, IPTV and satellite TV companies worldwide. EchoStar also delivers satellite services through 10 owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, which includes a network of 10 digital broadcast centers and leased fiber optic capacity with points of presence in 210 U.S. TV markets and several countries worldwide. EchoStar revenues totaled approximately $2 billion for 2008 and 2009.  

EchoStar is comprised of three wholly-owned subsidiaries:
  • EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. more
  • EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. more
  • EchoStar International Corporation more

EchoStar milestones:

  • First company to offer a satellite receiver for less than $200
  • First to develop a UHF remote control
  • First to offer an Integrated Receiver Descrambler (IRD) for C-band satellite TV
  • First to offer satellite television receivers with built-in digital video recording
  • First to offer an MPEG-4, multi-room, high-definition satellite receiver with built-in HD digital video recorder
  • First to offer a satellite TV receiver with an integrated Internet web browser

EchoStar is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with additional operations throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. See All Locations