Dish wireless network
The fourth US MNO, built greenfield using cloud-native open RAN architecture. Coverage still narrower than the big-three; primarily reaches consumers via Boost Mobile.
Quick facts
| Type | Mobile Network Operator (MNO) — owns spectrum and towers |
|---|---|
| 5G branding | Dish 5G (Boost-branded for consumer) |
| 5G launch | 2022 (Las Vegas first market), expanded 2023+ |
| Plans on this network | 6 in our database |
| Cheapest plan | Republic Wireless 1GB — $20.00/mo |
Spectrum tiers
The Dish network operates across three frequency tiers, each with its own reach-vs-speed trade-off. See our 5G primer for what these mean in practice.
| Low-band | n71 (600 MHz, divested from T-Mobile in 2020 settlement) — broad reach, modest speeds (50–200 Mbps) |
|---|---|
| Mid-band | n70 (1.7/1.9 GHz), n66 (1.7/2.1 GHz), AWS-3, AWS-4 — ~1 mile reach, fast speeds (200–700 Mbps) |
| mmWave | None — no significant mmWave deployment — line-of-sight only, gigabit speeds |
Carriers and MVNOs riding this network
All 2 active brands in our database that use Dish's towers and spectrum. Carrier-owned brands sit higher in the deprioritization queue during congestion than third-party MVNOs.
- Boost Mobile (MVNO)
- Republic Wireless (MVNO)