Boost Mobile has announced it is on its way to meeting FCC coverage deadlines by the end of the year and says it has earned the title of MNO — Mobile Network Operator — rather than MVNO, which is a virtual network operator mainly reselling service from other carriers. Mission... accomplished? Sort of. It’s progress, at least.

Boost Mobile is continuing its bid for your business with a new round of announcements about its network, its performance, and its phone lineup. The first point this service—once known as one of Sprint’s prepaid brands—makes: its 5G network "now covers more than 70% of the US population,

Boost Mobile has upgraded from an MVNO to a full carrier, with its 5G network now covering 70% of the U.S. With over $10 billion in investments, Boost's 5G network offers speeds up to 1Gbps. The network is boosted by four-carrier aggregation and 100MHz of spectrum,

The Boost Mobile of today is a lot more than it was just a couple of years ago, with its own 5G network and competitive unlimited plans. Before T-Mobile completed its takeover of Sprint, Boost was an MVNO offering discount plans on another carriers network.