Dish’s Boost Wireless expands its 5G U.S. footprint،
Dish’s Boost Wireless announced it has added service to 12 additional cities, bringing the total to 89 markets. Boost Wireless now covers 140 million Americans with its coverage. Boost Mobile is the unit’s prepaid service where pricing starts at $15 per month, and Boost Infinite is the postpaid service where wireless connectivity starts at $25 per month; both use voice over new radio (VoNR) technology that relies solely on 5G signals, making it a standalone 5G network that has never been used for 4G.
Using a 5G radio access network (RAN) with a 5G core, a standalone 5G network delivers higher speeds, more capacity, low latency and greater reliability. Phones supporting the Boost Wireless network include iPhone 15 series, Samsung A23 5G, Motorola edge+ 2022 and 2023, Moto G Stylus 2022 and 2023, Moto G 5G 2022 and 2023, Motorola Razr, and Celero 5G+ from Dish. which is a Boost exclusive.
New cities adding Boost Wireless service are Billings MT; Cincinnati; Columbia, South Carolina; Denver; Philadelphia, Fayetteville, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Minneapolis; Portland, Oregon; Shreveport, Tucson and Washington, DC. The addition of these cities led John Swieringa, president of technology and COO of Dish Wireless, to make a statement.
Boost Infinite offers postpaid wireless service starting at just $25 per month
“Our network covers more than 73 percent of the U.S. population with broadband, and we didn’t stop there,” Swieringa said. “The Boost Wireless network is the largest commercial deployment of 5G voice, or VoNR, in the world. It already reaches more than 140 million Americans in more than 85 markets. The continued deployment of VoNR markets each month allows us to compete at scale, as the 4th largest wireless service provider in the country. We provide a best-in-class experience to ensure our members receive the best coverage from coast to coast.
In areas of the country where Dish’s own network is not yet operational, the company is partnering with AT&T and T Mobile to provide 5G service to subscribers. As Dish continues to build out its standalone 5G network, it is moving traffic onto the network.
As part of the deal with the FCC to replace Sprint as the nation’s fourth carrier, Dish agreed to cover 70% of the
United States with 5G signals by last June, a condition it fulfilled . Dish’s agreement with the FCC allowed the regulatory agency to approve
T Mobilethe $26 billion acquisition of Sprint, giving T-Mobile control of Sprint’s 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum stock and allowing it to take early control of 5G service in the United States
