Telecom operatorTier 2Under review
EchoStar
US satellite-TV and wireless group (DISH, Boost Mobile) that agreed in 2025 to sell spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX; the AT&T sale closed in July 2026.
- Headquarters
- Also
- satellite services · investor · MVNO
- Customers
- Consumer
- Domains
- MobileSatellite
- Website
- echostar.com ↗
MVNO
Host networks2
- — While primary connectivity will be provided by AT&T's towers, Boost Mobile subscribers will continue to have access to the T-Mobile network.
- — Through the MNSA and the NSA, we depend on T-Mobile and AT&T to provide network services to our Wireless subscribers.
Services8
- 5G
- Prepaid
- Postpaid
- Mobile Voice
- SMS
- Mobile Data
- Family Plans
- International Calling
Customers: Consumer · Retail
Confidence high · verified 2026-09-25 · Since 15 Nov 2025 Boost has had no customer traffic on its own RAN. It keeps its own cloud-native 5G core and uses AT&T's radio network, with T-Mobile secondary. EchoStar calls this a 'Hybrid MNO'; in this taxonomy it is a core-owning (full) MVNO, no longer an MNO. The own 5G net. Point at any line for its source.
Mobile providers & enablers
Verified 2026-09-25 against 2 pages from prnewswire.com, sec.gov. Point at a role or capability for its source.
Technology2
BSS
Relationships8
Acquired by
- pending
- ended
Host networks
Suppliers
- 28 Jan 2026
Partners
Subsidiaries
Signals3
- 1 Oct 2026
- 28 Jul 2026
- 12 May 2026
Ecosystem
acquired by
- Satellite · AWS-4, H Block and unpaired AWS-3 licences (~65 MHz), US$17bn; FCC-approved 12 May 2026, final closing expected ~30 Nov 2027pending · 12 May 2026 · Documented
- Mobile · 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz licences, ~US$23bn; completed 28 Jul 2026ended · 28 Jul 2026 · Documented
hosted on
- Mobile · While primary connectivity will be provided by AT&T's towers, Boost Mobile subscribers will continue to have access to the T-Mobile network.active · Reported
- Mobile · Through the MNSA and the NSA, we depend on T-Mobile and AT&T to provide network services to our Wireless subscribers.active · Documented
partners with
- Hybrid MNO network services agreement: Boost core plus AT&T cell sitesactive · Reported
- Master Network Services Agreement (MNSA), secondary network accessactive · Documented
- 2020 Asset Purchase Agreement: Ting-brand mobile accounts transferred; Tucows is entitled to a 10-year payment stream tied to margin on the…active · Documented
supplied by
- Charging & billing · DISH Network — billing and payment services (to 2030)active · 28 Jan 2026 · Documented