LITTLETON, Colo., Sept. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the FCC took a significant
step to promote competition in the wireless market by granting
EchoStar's 5G network buildout framework. The updated framework
enables EchoStar to optimize and enhance its coast-to-coast
buildout of the world's first cloud-native Open RAN 5G Boost Mobile
Network, while more efficiently deploying the network in new areas
of the country. The pricing and innovation improvements from
EchoStar's continued presence in the wireless market is a win for
all American consumers.
Benefits of the FCC's new framework include:
- Enhancing EchoStar's Network Build. By the end of this
year, EchoStar's Boost Mobile Network will cover 80% of the U.S.
population, an additional 30 million more Americans than EchoStar's
2023 obligation to cover 70% of the population. EchoStar will also
accelerate and expand its final buildout milestones in more than
500 license areas on this same timeline. Because of EchoStar's
wholesale partnerships with AT&T and T-Mobile, consumers in
areas where EchoStar has not yet deployed will still be able to
sign up for the industry-leading coverage EchoStar's wireless
service – Boost Mobile – offers.
- Requiring a Low-Cost Offering. EchoStar will make a
low-cost wireless plan and 5G device available to consumers
nationwide, regardless of whether they live in an area where
EchoStar has built out its Boost Mobile Network or relies on
roaming partners to provide service.
- Enabling a More Efficient Build. The targeted extensions
adopted by the FCC will provide a construction timeline that more
closely aligns EchoStar's deployment with its 3.45 GHz spectrum
licenses, reducing the resources necessary to install
infrastructure twice at each cell site/tower. Small wireless
carriers and Tribal nations will also be able to lease EchoStar
spectrum licenses in extension areas where the company has not yet
deployed.
EchoStar is proud of all it has already achieved in deploying a
next generation cloud-native Open RAN network that supports
21st century innovations, including artificial
intelligence and the many more advancements yet to come. EchoStar
appreciates the opportunities afforded by the FCC's new framework
for that work to continue efficiently and effectively.
EchoStar's full filing is available here and the grant is
reflected in the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS).
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is
a premier provider of technology, networking services, television
entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise,
operator, and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar®,
Boost Mobile®, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes®, HughesNet®, HughesON™
and JUPITER™ brands. In Europe,
EchoStar operates under its EchoStar Mobile Limited subsidiary and
in Australia, the company operates
as EchoStar Global Australia. For more information, visit
www.echostar.com and follow EchoStar on X (Twitter) and
LinkedIn.
©2024 EchoStar. Hughes, HughesNet, DISH and Boost Mobile are
registered trademarks of one or more affiliate companies of
EchoStar Corp.
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