Dish’s wireless dream crashes and burns as Boost’s network heads for shutdown Was it inevitable? Not necessarily, but a series of misfortunes and missteps paved the way for failure Now all eyes are on EchoStar’s ambitions for a D2D network....

Analysts think EchoStar’s remaining spectrum will likely be put up for sale  SpaceX and T-Mobile have reportedly expressed interest in buying  EchoStar may keep some 2 GHz/AWS-4 spectrum for its direct-to-device ambitions AT&T’s $23 billion EchoStar transaction is set to...

The Boost Mobile business has struggled ever since Dish Network/EchoStar acquired it in 2020 A source tells Fierce that EchoStar is looking to combine Boost with an MVNO run by the original founder of Boost Mobile A tie-up between Boost...

This is the 800 MHz spectrum that Dish Network/EchoStar wanted to buy several years ago but didn’t have the finances for it Grain Management plans to use the spectrum to serve utilities across the country In exchange, T-Mobile is getting...

It looks as though EchoStar finally got the financial lifeline it needed – in the nick of time EchoStar President and CEO Hamid Akhavan said they’re playing to win in the wireless business and now it’s time to execute Will...

Dish parent EchoStar has met previous buildout commitments, but its financial situation is grim The buildout extension comes with a promise from EchoStar that it will make a low-cost wireless service plan and 5G device available to consumers nationwide The...

Dish Network and its retail phone division have floundered royally since acquiring the Boost brand in 2020 Under new parent EchoStar, Boost is combining prepaid and postpaid under one brand – Boost Mobile The new strategy involves new pricing, promises...

It’s time for radio units (RUs) to get their day in the sun The government’s next batch of funds – a cool $420 million – targets the radios that sit atop cell phone towers NTIA expects to start making awards...