Samsung to deliver fully-virtualized and
O-RAN-compliant 5G solutions to support DISH Wireless' advance of
America's First Smart Network™
SEOUL,
Korea and LITTLETON,
Colo., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. and DISH Network Corporation (NYSE: DISH)
announce that Samsung Electronics was selected for the deployment
of 5G Open Radio Access Network solutions across DISH Wireless'
SMART 5G™ network. Per the multi-year agreement, the companies will
collaborate to deploy Samsung's 5G O-RAN-compliant virtualized RAN
(vRAN) solutions and radio units in markets across the U.S.,
supporting DISH's 5G commercial services.
"Samsung's 5G solutions will play an integral role in our
network expansion, giving us the flexibility to deploy our
cloud-native network with software-based solutions that support
advanced services and operational scalability," said John Swieringa, president and chief operating
officer, DISH Wireless. "We look forward to working with Samsung,
whose industry leadership in vRAN and O-RAN innovation will help to
support our vision of delivering open, interoperable cloud-based 5G
services to consumers and enterprises across the U.S."
"Samsung is excited to join this 5G journey with DISH, a pioneer
in bringing new experiences to households and businesses around the
country, leveraging openness and virtualization that sit at the
heart of network evolution," said Mark
Louison, executive vice president and head of the Networks
Business, Samsung Electronics America. "Our advanced 5G vRAN and
radio solutions bring telco-grade quality and cloud-based agility
together, building on these benefits to enable more customers to
experience the full value of commercial 5G Open RAN."
Samsung Networks Business will supply DISH Wireless with its 5G
and RAN solutions, vRAN software and a variety of O-RAN compliant
radio units, including Massive MIMO radios. Samsung's vRAN can
operate on any commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) server, while still
delivering performance on par with traditional hardware-based
equipment. With its cloud-native architecture, DISH's Open RAN
deployment is based on open interfaces, allowing for multi-vendor
interoperability and various deployment scenarios. The Samsung
radios will also support all of DISH's Frequency Division Duplex
(FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) spectrum bands (including n71,
n29, n66, n70, n48 and n77).
Handsets and Devices
DISH and Samsung's collaboration will extend to retail wireless
customers, providing them with leading-edge 5G devices today and in
the future, connecting customers to DISH Wireless' SMART 5G™
network.
"Our work with DISH Wireless is bringing many of Samsung's
innovative mobile products and services to even more customers on
the DISH Wireless network," said Jude
Buckley, executive vice president of the Mobile Business,
Samsung Electronics America. "We're excited to continue to work
together to bring Samsung's powerful mobile products and services,
which are compatible with the DISH network, to more customers."
"Together, we'll create solutions to bring DISH Wireless' smart
network to life for retail and enterprise customers, enhancing
their productivity, enriching their connection to people and smart
technology, improving their business operations and giving our
customers control over their 5G services," said Stephen Bye, executive vice president and chief
commercial officer, DISH Wireless.
DISH is currently testing its 5G network using the Samsung
Galaxy S22, and plans to continue using Samsung phones as a
reference platform throughout the network deployment process.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung inspires
the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and
technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs,
smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network
systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. For the
latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at
news.samsung.com
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered
in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a leader in mobile
technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances and enterprise
solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of today's technology and
providing consumers and organizations with a portfolio of
groundbreaking products and services across mobile devices,
connected appliances, home entertainment, 5G networks and digital
solutions. To discover more about Samsung, please visit
www.samsung.com. For the latest Samsung news, please visit
news.samsung.com/us and follow us @SamsungNewsUS.
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation is a connectivity
company. Since 1980, it has served as a disruptive force, driving
innovation and value on behalf of consumers. Through its
subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and
award-winning technology to millions of customers with its
satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. 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. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is a
Fortune 200 company.
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