February 22, 2021 09:59 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295777/dish-network-5g-q3-2021
Dish is confident in its plan to offer 5G in its first major cities by end of Q3 2021
Dish Network co-founder and chairman Charlie Ergen underscored the company’s commitment to building a 5G wireless network on today’s Q4 2020 earnings call. He restated the intention to bring 5G online in its first major cities by the end of Q3 2021 — that’s the period running from July through September — and was bullish on Dish’s ability to boost the US’s somewhat dismal global position in terms of wireless network offerings.
Ergen spent several minutes on today’s call recapping what the company has done so far in its network-building effort. With its acquisition of Boost Mobile last year, it’s currently offering prepaid service as an MVNO on T-Mobile’s network, but it has also been accumulating its own spectrum to make the move to a...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295777/dish-network-5g-q3-2021
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