EchoStar is a company providing broadband satellite technologies and broadband Internet services. It operates in two segments, Hughes and EchoStar Satellite Services (ESS). The Hughes segment offers broadband satellite technologies and internet services for home and small to medium-sized businesses, and satellite services, as well as broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services, and communication solutions for aeronautical and government enterprises, and consumers. The ESS segment provides satellite services using its owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related licenses on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to the United States government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers, and private enterprise customers.