Dish Network outlines bold and risky 5G network vision as clock ticks on spectrum

摘要

Dish Networks (NASDAQ:DISH) apparent decision to build a 5G wireless network may have temporarily put to rest some questions about its spectrum, but it raised a host of new issues for the debt-laden US satellite broadcaster. The ambitious two-part plan, disclosed by Dish Network chair Charlie Ergen, acknowledged looming FCC buildout deadlines and signalled a commitment to build -not sell - spectrum.