Samsung and DISH network corporation collaborate to introduce a Virtual Open RAN 5G network. The companies have launched Samsung-backed sites for the DISH Wireless 5G network, marking the start of Samsung’s role in the operator’s nationwide rollout.
Samsung initially shipped 24,000 Open RAN-compliant radios and 5G virtualized RAN (VRAN) software solutions by the end of 2022. With this, the companies are accelerating DISH Network deployment across the US to provide reliable and fast nationwide coverage to DISH Wireless network users.
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Marc Rouanne, EVP and Chief Network Officer, DISH Wireless said – “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 announcing their multi-year agreement in May 2022, DISH Wireless and Samsung advance their collaboration, progressing from field trials to successfully activating the first live Samsung sites within the DISH Wireless 5G network.
For this release, Samsung offered 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.
In addition, the Korean company also built new dual-band and tri-band Open RAN-compliant radios specific for this deployment.
Junehee Lee, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Sales & Marketing, Networks Business, Samsung Electronics said – “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.”
Both companies will continue to innovate within the Dish Open RAN architecture to deliver reliable fast service to their customers and create the platform for Dish Wireless to offer enterprises a broad range of Nee services and advanced capabilities.
