August 27, 2025 By Mike Robuck Analysis: EchoStar network dream crashes and burns EchoStar’s $23 billion deal to sell its 3.45GHz and 600MHz spectrum licences to AT&T marked the end of its long-standing ambition to be the fourth major mobile operator in the US. Mike Robuck investigates how the deal impacts both operators. 5G+ AT&T Dish Network North America Operators
August 26, 2025 By Chris Donkin AT&T acquires EchoStar spectrum assets for $23B Under pressure US satellite service provider EchoStar struck a deal to sell its 3.45GHz and 600MHz spectrum licences to AT&T for $23 billion, a move which will lead to the former’s Boost Mobile brand becoming what it termed a hybrid MNO. AT&T Dish Network North America
June 11, 2025 By Mike Robuck EchoStar bondholders brace for default battle EchoStar bondholders reportedly hired a law company as it faces the possibility of bankruptcy due to US Federal Communications Commission probes into its Boost Mobile network build and unused spectrum. 5G+ Dish Network FCC North America Operators Regulation
May 30, 2025 By Mike Robuck EchoStar misses $326M payment amid FCC probe EchoStar stated in a regulatory filing it elected to skip a $326 million cash interest payment due to uncertainty over the US Federal Communication Commission’s inquiries into its Boost Mobile network build out and unused spectrum. 5G+ Dish Network FCC Operators Regulation
May 12, 2025 By Mike Robuck EchoStar boosts wireless subscribers, profit slips EchoStar’s Boost Mobile division added 150,000 wireless subscribers in Q1 compared to a loss of 81,000 in the opening period of 2024, but net income and revenue dropped. 5G+ Dish Network North America Operators
April 30, 2025 By Mike Robuck Arbitrator backs T-Mobile US in Boost Mobile 5G advert spat An independent advertising arbitrator sided with T-Mobile US to counter a Boost Mobile advertising claim its 5G network was available across 99 per cent of the US. 5G+ Dish Network North America Operators T-Mobile US
December 12, 2024 By Mike Robuck Mavenir, Boost Mobile hail first open RAN handover Mavenir and Boost Mobile laid claim to the first industry inter-vendor open RAN handover using the 3GPP Xn interface across the operator’s greenfield 5G network, a move they attested proved interoperability. Dish Network Mavenir Network Tech RAN Vendors
