Satellite pay TV provider DirecTV has struck a deal with EchoStar to acquire the pay TV assets of its Dish wing, leaving EchoStar free to sort out and monetize the Dish Mobile business. Ostensibly this clears away quite a lot of mess for EchoStar. It has shifted $9.75 billion of debt (albeit for the purchase price of just $1) and can focus on growing the wireless business, formerly Dish Mobile, now Boost Mobile. This is particularly important, since EchoStar aims to build a national 5G Open RAN-based network which is already behind schedule. Action was certainly needed, but the firm may have already lost too many subscribers to build itself a sustainable wireless business – especially now that the TV…