Samsung delivers an initial shipment of 24,000
5G radios, and the first Samsung-virtualized RAN-supported sites go
live across the DISH Open RAN cloud-based 5G network
SEOUL,
Korea and LITTLETON,
Colo., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung
Electronics and DISH Wireless (NYSE: DISH) launched
Samsung-supported sites for the DISH 5G network, marking the
beginning of Samsung's role in the operator's nation-wide rollout.
With Samsung supplying an initial shipment of 24,000 Open
RAN-compliant radios and 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) software
solutions, the companies are accelerating the DISH network
deployment across the U.S., which is poised to provide reliable and
fast nationwide coverage to DISH Wireless network users.
"Samsung is a key player in the DISH Open RAN ecosystem, created
in collaboration with additional Open RAN leaders like Dell,
VMware, AWS and others," said Marc Rouanne, EVP and Chief Network
Officer, DISH Wireless. "Samsung's 5G vRAN solutions and our shared
innovation process allow DISH Wireless to continue the DISH 5G
multi-vendor, open and interoperable cloud-native network buildout,
as we progress to covering 70 percent of the U.S. population."
Since the announcement of their multi-year agreement
in May 2022, DISH Wireless and
Samsung advanced their collaboration—progressing from field tests
to successfully activating the first live Samsung sites within the
DISH 5G network. For this rollout, Samsung provided its
comprehensive portfolio of 5G solutions, including its virtualized
distributed unit (vDU), virtualized central unit (vCU) and Open
RAN-compliant 5G radios, which support the DISH spectrum bands.
Samsung also built new dual-band and tri-band Open RAN-compliant
radios specific for this deployment.
"DISH Wireless is an innovator in mobile technologies and we are
thrilled to reach new heights of connectivity together, validating
the immense potential that virtualization and openness can bring to
the industry," said Junehee Lee,
Executive Vice President, Head of Global Sales & Marketing,
Networks Business, Samsung Electronics. "This milestone advances
the wide-scale deployment of Samsung's vRAN in the U.S. and we look
forward to continuing our work with DISH Wireless to accelerate 5G
expansion and lead the delivery of next-generation connectivity
across the country."
DISH Wireless and Samsung will continue to innovate within the
DISH Open RAN architecture to provide their customers with reliable
fast service and set the stage for DISH Wireless to offer
enterprises a broad range of new services and enhanced
capabilities.
[1] 24,000 delivered as
of 12/31/2022
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About DISH Wireless
DISH Wireless, a subsidiary of
DISH Network Corporation, is changing the way the world
communicates with America's First Smart Network™. In 2020, the
company became a nationwide U.S. wireless carrier through the
acquisition of Boost Mobile. DISH continues to innovate in
wireless, building the nation's first virtualized, O-RAN 5G
broadband network, and is inclusive of the Boost Infinite, Boost
Mobile and Gen Mobile wireless brands. DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH) is a Fortune 200 company.
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