Actually no, that makes no sense to me. Boost runs on T-Mobile’s network. T- Mobile is shutting down their 3G network but their 4G/LTE network will be around for years yet. Any iPhone from an iPhone 6 or newer is fine on TMobile’s network so there is no reason anyone using Boost with an iPhone 6 or newer should require a new iPhone.
T-Mobile actually shut their 3G off weeks ago, but I bet your iPhone 7 has continued to function just fine as a cellular telephone. If you had something older than an iPhone 6, yes, you’d need a new phone. But an iPhone 7 should be fine.
Dish, which owns Boost, is planning on rolling out their own 5G network, but that’s a long way off yet. T-Mobile is contracted to be the network provider for Boost for the next 7 years.