Mavenir and DISH

WORLD’S FIRST 5G SA NETWORK USING OPEN vRAN ON A PUBLIC CLOUD

Mavenir played a key role with DISH in building the world’s most advanced cloud-native 5G Open RAN network, as DISH continues to change the way the world communicates.

Several Mavenir products comprise the foundation for an innovative software-defined network that has the flexibility, intelligence and scalability to deliver applications that will redefine the wireless industry.

Optimized network deployment and management
Increased vendor choice, innovation and agility

With Open RAN, the DISH 5G network runs on fully-virtualized – and typically containerized – software, deployed via the cloud across its network platform.

“This means that we’re not encumbered or constrained by a traditional, vertically-integrated system where the software is anchored to the hardware; we no longer have those limitations,” says Stephen Bye, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at DISH Wireless.

“It allows DISH to utilise the innovation of other parties on the platform. This essentially gives DISH the opportunity to bring in innovative software and solutions at a faster pace than legacy networks.”

THE CHALLENGE

When DISH became the 4th major US wireless operator in 2020, their Project Genesis committed to build the world’s first cloud-native 5G SA Open RAN network on a hybrid cloud.

This required DISH to take an innovative approach that:

Reduces TCO
Optimizes the cost of deployment and management
Enhances security
Increases vendor diversity through a choice of best-of-breed vendors
Meets FCC license conditions

THE SOLUTION

In 2022, DISH architected and launched the most advanced cloud-native 5G SA Open vRAN network leveraging several Mavenir products:

Mavenir Open vRAN

Mavenir Open vRAN running CU on the AWS public cloud alongside Dish Core. Mavenir’s Open vRAN supports all generations (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G) and is built from the ground up to be cloud-native, with fully containerized microservices allowing it to be deployed easily on any cloud – private, hybrid or public. The network leverages 5 FDD spectrum licenses with carrier aggregation and asymmetric bandwidth.

Open vRAN

Mavenir RCS Business Messaging Solution

Mavenir RCS Business Messaging Solution including Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Messaging-as-a-Platform (MaaP) technologies. Its open platform provides developers with everything operators need to build and deploy advanced communication applications, offering new revenue opportunities for operators looking to offer new services to enterprise customers.

Rich Communication Services (RCS)

THE RESULTS

In June 2023, The Dish Wireless achieved the milestone of confirming 5G network availability to more than 240 million Americans covering 70% of the U.S. population.

Proves 5G SA Open vRAN commercial deployed at scale
Delivers the first 5G SA network with VoNR
Surpassed 15,000 sites deployment, with Mavenir’s vRAN solution deployed across over 9500+ sites

Uses a cloud-native approach for Telco to reduce CNF deployment time by 80% vs traditional methods (from days to minutes)
Provides subscribers with the best of three networks (Dish, AT&T and T-Mobile) for US coverage with roaming agreements

Mavenir Videos

MAVENIR & DISH

Customer Speaks: Dish – Open vRAN & Public Cloud

Mavenir is the first to deploy the world’s first cloud-native 5G SA network with Open vRAN on a public cloud (AWS), as part of the DISH deployment. Our unique strategy brings best practices from the hyperscale cloud and IT industries for rapid design, development, testing and rollouts. Mavenir’s cloud native tools (mCMS and MTCIL) use native kubernetes constructs to provide seamless configuration management of RAN workloads to support the placement of workloads at the right location.

Mavenir and DISH, World’s First 5G SA Network Using Open vRAN

Mavenir and DISH deploy the world’s first 5G SA network in Las Vegas. Witness live test data and performance on dual band 5G connectivity at lightning speeds, live from the Las Vegas Strip on the public cloud. Mavenir and DISH have built the foundation for a flexible and open future with Amazon’s Elastic Kubernetes Service and 100% cloud-native software.

RESOURCES

Webinar

DISH Wireless: Next-Generation Telco

Listen to Dish’s Marc Rouanne and Mavenir’s John Baker among others, discuss the Dish Open RAN deployment and its pioneering approach to technology and partners.

Watch the Webinar

White Paper

Taking over the US’ Wireless Market with Open-RAN Tech

DISH has taken the open approach to its network architecture. With Open RAN, the DISH 5G network runs on fully-virtualized – and typically containerized – software, deployed via the cloud across its network platform.

Download the Report

NEWS & INSIGHTS

Press releases

News Articles

Blogs

On-Demand Resources

Tū Ātea & Mavenir Partner to Pioneer Future of Networks Using Māori Spectrum Assets

Press Releases Nov 14

MAVENIR & DISH

WORLD’S FIRST 5G SA NETWORK USING OPEN vRAN ON A PUBLIC CLOUD

THE CHALLENGE

THE SOLUTION

Mavenir Open vRAN

Mavenir RCS Business Messaging Solution

THE RESULTS

MAVENIR & DISH

Customer Speaks: Dish – Open vRAN & Public Cloud

Mavenir and DISH, World’s First 5G SA Network Using Open vRAN

RESOURCES

DISH Wireless: Next-Generation Telco

Taking over the US’ Wireless Market with Open-RAN Tech

NEWS & INSIGHTS

Tū Ātea and Mavenir Partner to Pioneer Future of Networks Using Māori Spectrum Assets

Mavenir Welcomes O-RAN ALLIANCE Report for Spectrum Aggregation in Multi-Vendor Deployments

Mavenir’s Cloud-Native Automation Wins Network X Award for Most Innovative Cloud Product

Mavenir Innovates with Intel to Integrate AI in Mavenir’s Commercial Open RAN Software

Mavenir, VIAVI, and CableLabs Complete Open RAN 3GPP Security Assurance Testing During the Spring 2024 O-RAN ALLIANCE PlugFest

Mavenir, Qualcomm and EchoStar Achieve Industry-First 5G Open RAN RedCap Demonstration on the Boost Mobile Network