Dish enlists Qualcomm as partner to build out 5G network

STOCKHOLM: U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network has signed up Qualcomm as its latest partner in efforts to build its 5G network using open and cloud-based platforms by 2023, it said on Wednesday.

Dish is building its U.S. network using a new technology called Open Radio Access Network (RAN), which uses software to run network functions on the cloud, thereby reducing the need for physical equipment.

The company plans to use Qualcomm’s 5G RAN platforms through its network vendors and device partners.