US pay-TV provider Dish Network has named Ericsson as its first wireless network supplier. Ericsson will deliver a radio access and core network for Dish's planned NB-IoT network, which is slated for completion in March 2020.
Ericsson said it completed the initial radio frequency design for Dish's nationwide NB-IoT network earlier this year. The greenfield network is expected to support the company's transition to a full 5G network. The network will include Ericsson Radio System NR-capable radios.
Ericsson and Dish have validated NB-IoT data transmissions based on the 3GPP standards, including, for the first time in the US, extended range connections up to 100km from a base station. Dish has also installed, commissioned and successfully completed interoperability testing of the Ericsson Cloud Core network.
