EchoStar Perfects Highest ITU Priority for Worldwide 2 GHz NGSO Rights

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - October 3, 2025 - EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) today announced it has perfected the world's highest-priority spectrum rights in the 2 GHz band for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation. EchoStar's subsidiary, EchoStar Global Australia, achieved this by successfully completing the Bringing Back Into Use (BBIU) process for the company's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) SIRION-1 satellite filing as of October 1, 2025.

This achievement is a critical step in powering next-generation direct-to-device (D2D) services, particularly in rural and regional areas across the globe.

Completing the BBIU process means all other operators in overlapping frequencies must coordinate with EchoStar under SIRION-1.

EchoStar Global Australia initiated the 90-day BBIU period by successfully launching the Lyra-4 satellite on June 28, 2025, and bringing it to its intended orbit. The satellite operated at its 650 km altitude for the entire BBIU period from July 3 to October 1, 2025.

The Lyra-4 satellite is one of a series of NGSO satellites that have been launched as part of EchoStar Global Australia's Lyra Constellation.

About EchoStar CorporationEchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier provider of technology, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise, operator and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar®, Boost Mobile®, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes®, HughesNet®, HughesON™, and JUPITER™ brands. In Europe, EchoStar operates under its EchoStar Mobile Limited subsidiary and in Australia, the company operates as EchoStar Global Australia. For more information, visit https://www.echostar.com and follow EchoStar on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.

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