The industry has been humming with hearsay on the potential possibility of the Dish Network satellite television service now getting a step closer to wireless relaying of the service. This surprise surge in industry gossip is attributed to Dish Network Corp's sudden and unexpected winning of their bid over the wireless airwaves put on auction by the government. Dish Network Corp, which was the erstwhile Echostar Communications, won the deal in the last week of March 2008, thereby giving rise to mobile television service rumors.

What's truly exciting about this win is that now Dish Network Corp has the basic infrastructure to launch a mobile television service at its discretion. The bid was one at a whooping $711 million. However, it ensured that the company now has its rights over an entire block of licenses with a coverage spanning over roughly the whole of the country. These licenses envelop an array of one-way communication capabilities.

This spectrum purchased is most appropriate for large scale broadcasting services to the masses. Therefore, the infrastructure available along with its capabilities makes it a huge potential for mobile broadcast TV services nation wide. If the company is ready to put in another $3 billion to $5 billion worth of investments, it will be all set to embark on a full fledged wireless video network. What's more? Dish Network Corp's annual filing in the month of February this year saw the company clearly speculating plans of expanding into the mobile arena with portable video, integrated data as well as voice services.

In any case the Dish Network phenomenon is certain to get bigger by leaps and bounds now. This assertion is all thanks to the resources now available at their prudence, and which are bound to increase in value in one way or the other.