Dish Network has a lot to gain from an alliance with Amazon.com as it faces a government deadline to develop its wireless airwaves. For Amazon, the benefits are less clear and could be costly. Dish Network Chief Executive Charlie Ergen has been discussing a potential partnership with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that could involve the e-commerce giant helping to finance a wireless network on Dish’s airwaves, The Wall Street Journal reported. Under that scenario, Amazon could use the network to power web-connected devices,...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 06, 2017 18:22 UTC