EchoStar To Present Home Automation Solution

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation, SATS, a premier global provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions, will provide IBC attendees a sneak peek of its exciting new product for secure home automation during IBC in Amsterdam.

EchoStar, the award-winning creator of such popular consumer products as the Slingbox®, which allows consumers to watch and control their living room TV at any time and from any location, using Internet-connected mobile devices; and the Hopper® whole-home HD DVR, has turned its engineering expertise to a new realm with this end-to-end home security and control product. Providing consumers visibility and control over their entire home ecosystem, the solution is accessible not only on mobile devices but also where it is most convenient—the consumer's television.

The solution will provide an easy-to-use and affordable way for people to control, monitor, and manage the home automation and security of their homes. The product is a do-it-yourself installation that wirelessly connects the home's devices. This enables consumers to simply create and manage a custom system that fits their lifestyles with devices including thermostats, security cameras, entry point sensors, locks, lights, doorbells, and switches.

In addition, this product will offer consumers peace of mind with features that help monitor the home. EchoStar's powerful end-to-end infrastructure system utilizes cloud capabilities to create unique features and mobile apps for the consumer. Custom notifications about system activity and live video can be set and sent to multiple smart phones. For example, both parents can be alerted and see live video when children arrive home safely.

"We have developed an unprecedented product that will change the landscape of home automation by integrating the control center into the TV experience. We have taken a complex technology and made it so simple that anyone can use it," said Mark Jackson, president, EchoStar Technologies.

The new home automation product is expected to debut in various territories beginning in 2015. A product expert will be available in EchoStar's stand F76 in RAI Hall 1 at IBC September 12 to 16.

About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation SATS is the premier global provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions. EchoStar's wholly owned subsidiary, Hughes, is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband services, delivering network technologies and managed services in more than 100 countries.

Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., with additional business units worldwide, EchoStar is a multiple Emmy award-winning company that has pioneered advancements in the TV and satellite industries for nearly 30 years, consistently delivering value for customers, partners and investors. Over the last three decades, EchoStar's contribution to video technology has had a major influence on the way consumers view, receive and manage TV programming.

EchoStar's consumer solutions include HughesNet®, North America's #1 high-speed satellite Internet service, Dish Network's highly acclaimed Hopper® DVR and Joey® product line, Sling Media's Slingbox® products, and EchoStar's line of advanced digital video set-top box products for the satellite and terrestrial viewer markets.

For more information, please visit www.echostar.com.

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