The new satellite network will enable a wide range of services to consumers, enterprises and governments across the globe, ensuring U.S. leadership in direct to device (D2D) connectivity and the space economy The wideband LEO constellation will cover all 350 million Americans including Alaska and Hawaii and over 7 billion additional people globally Estimated total cost of EchoStar's LEO constellation is $5 billion, increasing the company's total investment in NTN satellite connectivity to over $18 billion s ...

The initial contract, valued at approximately US$1.3 billion (approx. C$1.8 billion), includes the design, manufacturing and testing of over 100 software-defined MDA AURORA™ D2D satellites. With contract options, enabling a full initial configuration of a network of over 200 satellites, the value of the contract would increase to an approximate total value of US$2.5 billion (approx. C$3.5 billion). EchoStar envisions future growth to thousands of satellites, as demand requires, to provide global talk, text ...