Charlie Ergen casually made 5G announcement at Connect X
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--During a keynote session at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's Connect X event, Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen put out the company's plan to invest a staggering $10 billion on a nationwide 5G network build.
This builds...
Spectrum positions coming out of the 600 MHz incentive auction show strong moves by T-Mobile and Dish, while Sprint and AT&T remain the market’s heavyweights.
Aggressive bidding activity by T-Mobile US and Dish Network helped bolster each company’s respective spectrum positions, according to...
The FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew high bids from T-Mobile US, Dish and Comcast, with Verizon failing to garner a single winning bid.
T-Mobile US, Dish Network and Comcast walked away as the highest bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive...
Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash.
Dish Network is looking to generate $1 billion through a debt offering, which the satellite television provider and wireless...
Forward auction bidding hits key milestone in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, leaving broadcasters with $10B in proceeds and telecom operators to maneuver.
The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction passed a significant milestone towards completion following four rounds of back-and-forth bidding...
MVNO FreedomPop said it will handle operations while Dish Mexico will deal with distribution and invest in the joint venture
Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continues to bolster its international presence with its latest move, a partnership with Dish Mexico.
The joint venture is set to...
Sprint continued to see operations impacted by ownership uncertainty, while Dish looked to be eyeing a T-Mobile acquisition … 3 years ago this week
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Does Sprint have a Ferrari in the garage? Iain Gillott looks at Sprint’s options in terms of its 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings
For the second installment on the outlook for Sprint, let’s start with a little fantasizing. Imagine you own a Ferrari. A really nice,...
While continuing to sit on dozens of megahertz of wireless spectrum, Dish Network launched a smartphone repair program targeting cracked screens, battery replacement
Dish Network, which continues to have an arms-length relationship with the mobile telecom space despite owning dozens of megahertz in unused wireless...
1 year ago this week, T-Mobile targeted the enterprise, while TracFone tapped into Verizon’s 3G network
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Dish said the job cuts are set for May as it struggles with customer defections
Dish Network is set to cut about 550 jobs as part of the closing of a customer service center in Alvin, Texas.
According to the Denver Post, the center is set...
Firm announces handful of leadership changes, gains 3GPP band plan in boost to Dish wireless plans
Dish Network rearranged its leadership structure and garnered an important spectrum band plan that could lead to movement in terms of the company’s deep wireless spectrum position.
Dish CEO and...
T-Mobile US claims Dish's abuse of bidding process deserves punishment
You can officially count T-Mobile US as a fan of Dish Network not being allowed to participate in the planned re-auction of 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum assets it returned to the Federal Communications Commission tied to bidding...
Verizon cited as potential candidate for Dish spectrum at the right price
With T-Mobile US rumored to be in the sights of a potential acquisition by any number of deep-pocketed cable providers, long-time suitor Dish Network could find Verizon Communications a possible partner for its...
Northstar claims move was politically based and goes against tenants of DE program
The Federal Communications Commission’s decision this week to revoke a $3 billion bidding credit tied to Dish Network drew a strong rebuke from one of the designated entities that actually ended up...
FCC plan to revoke $3B bidding credit has Dish Network looking at options
Dish Network is leaving all options on the table in regard to its vast spectrum holdings in light of a recent move by the Federal Communications Commission to revoke a $3 billion...
Sprint and Dish Network’s “interesting” relationship got a bit closer today as the two companies announced Dish would offer LTE-based wireless broadband services in Corpus Christi, Texas, using Sprint’s network and spectrum.
Dish said the service will provide download speeds of 10 megabits per second,...
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Dish Network's outspoken founder Charlie Ergen reportedly put in a call to Deutsche Telekom to discuss the purchase of T-Mobile US. Dish has been a rumored T-Mobile suitor for some time; the company is eager to acquire more spectrum in hopes of complementing...
Dish Network (DISH) may have a new motivation to pursue a deal with a carrier – its bid to acquire spectrum by purchasing LightSquared appears to be dead. Today a lawyer involved in LightSquared's bankruptcy proceedings reportedly confirmed that Dish is out.
Dish had...
Sprint and Dish Network will experiment with fixed wireless broadband in Texas starting in the middle of next year. Today the two companies said that they will develop and deploy the service in limited areas of Corpus Christi with plans to expand to other...
The Federal Communications Commission has set Jan. 14 as the day it plans to begin auctioning off 10 megahertz of spectrum in the upper 1.9 GHz band, also known as the H-Block.
Licenses involved in Auction 96 will be offered up on an “Economic Areas”...
Aereo's victory in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit could be good news for AT&T. The startup has reportedly talked to AT&T, Dish Networks and others about partnering to deliver broadcast TV signals to mobile devices.
Aereo has created thousands of...
The start of the new year was a busy one for the wireless industry, with the annual Consumer Electronics Show knocking lose the cobwebs that tend to settle in during the holiday-soaked ending to every year. Last week was no exception, as wireless carriers...
