Samsung’s Open RAN-compatible kit goes live on Dish 5G network
Electronics giant Samsung has reached another milestone on its journey to becoming a force to be reckoned with in telco vendor market.
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Dish loses mobile customers after 5G launch
Dish Network is still losing mobile customers despite having finally launched its 5G service a few months ago.
Dish unlikely to be swamped with new 5G customers
Dish Network says its 5G service now covers more than a fifth of the US population, but with a limited range of devices on offer, it’s unlikely to sign up new customers at first.
Dish boosts fibre offer with AT&T deal
Dish Network is boosting its fixed Internet service portfolio via a new distribution deal with AT&T that will allow it to extend its fibre reach.
Samsung bags a tasty Dish Open RAN deal
Dish is definitely, definitely, probably about to launch its 5G network in the US, and this week it revealed Samsung will supply some of the kit it needs.
Dish aims for ‘app store for the RAN’ with VMware RIC trial
Dish Wireless is furthering its relationship with VMware, announcing plans to trial the virtualisation specialist’s RIC for its RAN applications.
AT&T spent big in US 3.45 GHz auction with Dish not far behind
US operator AT&T was widely tipped to be the biggest spender in last year’s 3.45 GHz spectrum auction in the US and we now know that this was indeed the case.
DirecTV-Dish merger on the cards as market flounders
Talk of a merger between DirecTV and Dish has resurfaced once again, but this time the broader market conditions could make such a move more likely to get regulatory approval.
Dish promotes wireless president to COO
With pressure mounting on Dish to hurry up with its 5G network, the US operator has given wireless president John Swieringa additional responsibilities and a new job title.
Dish’s mobile business really needs a boost
Dish Network kept its third quarter results announcement short and sweet, which is unsurprising given that it is losing customers, spending money, and dragging its feet on its 5G launch.
Boost boosts low-end market presence with MVNO buy
Dish Network’s Boost Mobile has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based mobile virtual network operator Gen Mobile.
The curious case of T-Mobile’s 3G shutdown date
UMTS network closure data was originally October 2021, then it was April 2022, and now it’s back to October.
Dish does $5 billion network deal with AT&T
Dish has inked a mobile network services deal with AT&T that is worth in excess of US$5 billion over the next decade.
Nokia confirmed to provide Dish/AWS 5G standalone core
It turns out there are some telecoms things even the mighty AWS can’t do, so Nokia has been drafted in to deploy Dish’s 5G SA core.
Dish continues to buy American with Dell OpenRAN edge deal
Having sold much of its soul to AWS, nascent US MNO Dish once more opted for local help when in building its OpenRAN 5G edge network.
Dish gambles on Faustian pact with AWS
Nascent US MNO Dish is the latest telecoms company to go all-in on the public cloud, entrusting Amazon Web Services to handle its entire 5G network.
Dish does another 5G towers deal
Dish Network is in double figures, in that it has just inked its tenth towers deal of the year so far, this time brokering a master lease agreement with American Tower.
Dish linked with another telco buy
Dish Network has been linked with a possible move for TDS, which would give its mobile ambitions a significant boost.
Dish buys more customers as mobile push gets serious
Having shelled out massive sums for mobile spectrum over the years, Dish Network is now opening its wallet to pick up customers too.
Intel gets a bunch of Dish 5G OpenRAN work
US chip giant Intel is finally gaining some telecoms credibility, having been picked as a partner for Dish’s greenfield 5G network.
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
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