Hughes Network SystemsHughes Network Systems, LLC is an American telecommunications company that provides satellite-based communication services for consumer and enterprise markets. It is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland and provides satellite internet services under the brand HughesNet. HughesNet has 622,000 subscribers as of August 2026, down from over a million in 2023, and 1.4 million in 2022.
Boost MobileBoost SubscriberCo L.L.C., doing business asBoost Mobile, is an American telecommunications company and wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation which operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United States. Together with its sister brands Gen Mobile, it serves 7.51 million subscribers as of December 31, 2025.
EchoStar MobileEchoStar Mobile Limited is a satellite communications company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with commercial operations and a data centre in Griesheim, Germany. It is a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, a provider of satellite communications devices. EchoStar Mobile provides non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity services, with a primary focus on enabling Internet of Things (IoT) applications through LoRa®-based and mobile satellite solutions.
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AT&TAT&T Inc., an abbreviation of its predecessor's original name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinationaltelecommunications company headquartered at the Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. AT&T is the world's third-largest telecommunications company by revenue, the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States behind T-Mobile and Verizon, and the nation's largest fiber internet provider.
Dish NetworkDISH Network LLC, often referred to as Dish, an abbreviation for Digital Sky Highway, formerly EchoStar Communications Corporation and DISH Network Corporation, is an American provider of satellite television and IPTV services and wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. Its primary competitor is DirecTV. The company operates 4 office locations, 3 in Colorado, 1 in Arizona, including locations in Englewood (its headquarters), Denver, Littleton, and Phoenix.
Federal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-Fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security.
Sling TVSling TV is an American streaming television service operated by Sling TV LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. Unveiled on January 5, 2015, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the virtual multichannel video programming distributor aims to complement subscription video on demand services for cord cutters, offering a selection of major cable channels and OTT-originated services that can be streamed through smart TVs, digital media players and apps.
Communications satelliteArtificial satellite that relays radio signals An Iridium satellite for satellite telephony Part of a series onSpaceflight History History of spaceflight Space Race Timeline of spaceflight Space probes Lunar missions Mars missions Applications Communications Earth observation Exploration Espionage Military Navigation Colonization Habitation Exploration Telescopes Tourism Spacecraft Robotic spacecraft Satellite Space probe Cargo spacecraft Crewed spacecraft Apollo Lunar Module Space capsules Space Shuttle Space stations Spaceplanes Vostok Space launch Spaceport Launch pad Expendable and reusable launch vehicles Escape velocity Non-rocket spacelaunch Spaceflight types Sub-orbital Orbital Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic List of space organizations Space agencies Space forces Companies Spaceflight portalvte A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.
TelecommunicationsTelecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electrical or electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of transmission may be divided into communication channels for multiplexing, allowing for a single medium to transmit several concurrent communication sessions.Multichannel televisionA multichannel television service, also known as simply a television provider, is a type of service provider who distributes television programming to its customers for a subscription fee.
Fortune 500The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest United Statescorporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. The list includes publicly held companies, along with privately held companies for which revenues are publicly available. The concept of the Fortune 500 was created by Edgar P. Smith, a Fortune editor, and the first list was published in 1955.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.