EchoStar is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides broadband satellite technologies, broadband internet services for consumer customers, which include home and small to medium-sized businesses, satellite services and solutions for enterprise customers, which include aeronautical and government enterprises. Co. operates in two business segments: Hughes, which is engaged in both networking technologies and services; and EchoStar Satellite Services, which provides satellite services on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers and private enterprise customers.