Charles Ergen

DISH Network Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of pay-tv services. It operates through the Pay-TV and Wireless segments. The Pay-TV segment operates under the DISH brand and Sling brand. The Wireless segment refers to the wireless spectrum licenses and related assets. The company was founded by Charles William Ergen, Cantey M. Ergen and James DeFranco in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

DISH DBS Corp. operates as a holding company with interest in providing subscription television services. It operates through the DISH branded pay-TV service. The firm generates revenue primarily by providing pay-TV programming services to its subscribers. It also generate revenue from pay-TV equipment rental fees and other hardware related fees, including fees for DVRs, equipment upgrade fees and additional outlet fees from subscribers with receivers with multiple tuners; advertising services; and fees earned from its in-home service operations. The company was founded on January 16, 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Tarana Wireless, Inc. provides non-line-of-sight wireless transport solutions. It offers viable wireless alternative to expensive last-mile fiber in radio backhaul, fiber extension, and fixed access applications. The company was founded by Kevin Jones, Rabin Patra, Omar Bakr, Dale Branlund and Sergiu Nedevschi in 2009 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Part of EchoStar Corp., EchoStar UK Holdings Ltd. is a satellite-based radio and television broadcasting company. The private company is based in Milton Keynes, UK and was founded in 1999.

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of satellite operations, video delivery solutions, and broadband satellite technologies and services in North, South, and Central America. It operates through the following segments: Hughes, EchoStar Satellite Services (ESS), and Corporate and Other. The Hughes segment offers broadband satellite technologies and broadband internet products and services to consumer customers. The ESS segment leases satellite services on a full-time and occasional-use basis to U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers, and private enterprise customers. The Corporate and Other segment consists of corporate departments and other activities. The company was founded in March 2011 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Part of EchoStar Corp., Sawatch Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The private company is based in Milton Keynes, UK. Sawatch was founded in 2013.