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Key 5G Executive Leaving Dish but Will Join Board

Stephen Bye, chief commercial officer at Dish Wireless and a key executive behind the company’s 5G launch, is leaving that job for Ziff Davis, Dish Network announced Tuesday. "Stephen has been an integral part of building our wireless business, helping…

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lead efforts to maximize our wireless efforts and prepare us to monetize our investments," said Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen. Dish said Bye will become a member of the Dish board, effective Jan. 18. Bye will be president of the Ziff Davis connectivity division starting Jan. 23, in charge of the Ookla, RootMetrics and related properties, Ziff Davis said. Bye is a former CEO of Connectivity Wireless.