Dish Network (DISH) said it has closed on an acquisition of BDSD North America and “substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks,” which has helped Dish secure 40 megahertz of nationwide spectrum in the 2 GHz band. Those spectrum holdings have become a hot item in the mobile space as established operators continue looking for avenues to bolster their service offerings.
Dish bid nearly $1.4 billion for TerreStar’s assets last year through a bankruptcy auction.
Dish recently saw its plans to launch a mobile network postponed by the Federal Communications Commission, which called for a formal debate in regards to Dish’s attempt to use the 2 GHz spectrum that was initially set aside for satellite communications for a terrestrial cellular network.
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