Dish Network partners with Amazon to offer wireless services

Dish Network said on Wednesday its unit Boost Infinite had partnered with Amazon.com to sell postpaid wireless plans through the e-commerce platform in the United States.

Boost Infinite, a unit of Dish Network, said on Wednesday its Infinite SIM kit will be sold through Amazon in the United States, and will offer discounts to Prime members for unlimited talking, texting and data services.

Talks of the U.S. satellite TV service provider’s tie up with Amazon were first reported in May.

Shares of Dish rose 8.5% in premarket trading. Reuters