Boost strengthens its value proposition with the $95 Summit 5G Android phone, offering better build quality and longer support with plans from $25 monthly.

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, on the other hand, is totally focused on wireless and has even begun work on its own 5G network using some low-band spectrum. While its network build is in progress, Boost is leaning on AT&Ts vast LTE and 5G network to fill in the gaps and keep customers connected.

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.