The United States wants to replace proprietary telecommunications equipment with Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology
Dish Wireless uses Open Radio Access Network technology to help build its 5G network
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, said, “The heavily consolidated global market for wireless equipment creates serious risks for both consumers and businesses in the United States. Davidson talks about the security risks that have continued to plague companies like Huawei and ZTE. Both companies have been accused of concealing “backdoors” in their equipment that collect personal and corporate data and send it to servers in Beijing. Both companies denied having backdoors in their equipment.
Back in the US, the plan is to replace proprietary telecommunications equipment from companies such as Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei with ORAN (Open Radio Access Network). ORAN uses off-the-shelf computer parts to replace network equipment that wireless service providers were previously forced to purchase. The program will begin with a public comment period that will run until January 23. Money for the program comes from the Chips and Science Act.
Dish Wireless is already using ORAN to help build its 5G network
ORAN is already used by Dish Network in the United States and Rakuten in Japan. In May, before the US announced the move, Dish signed an agreement with Samsung and said, “Samsung’s 5G solutions will play a vital role in expanding our network, giving us the flexibility to deploy our cloud-native network with software solutions that support advanced services and operational scalability.”
The statement, made by John Swieringa, President and Chief Operating Officer of Dish Wireless, added, “We look forward to working with Samsung, whose industry leadership in vRAN and ORAN innovation will help support our vision to provide open and interoperable cloud services. 5G services to consumers and businesses across the United States”
Now that the United States plans to spend $1.5 billion to deploy ORAN, companies involved in the industry stand to benefit from the United States’ goal to keep Huawei and ZTE off all US wireless networks.
The United States wants to replace proprietary telecommunications equipment with Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology
Dish Wireless uses Open Radio Access Network technology to help build its 5G network
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, said, “The heavily consolidated global market for wireless equipment creates serious risks for both consumers and businesses in the United States. Davidson talks about the security risks that have continued to plague companies like Huawei and ZTE. Both companies have been accused of concealing “backdoors” in their equipment that collect personal and corporate data and send it to servers in Beijing. Both companies denied having backdoors in their equipment.
Back in the US, the plan is to replace proprietary telecommunications equipment from companies such as Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei with ORAN (Open Radio Access Network). ORAN uses off-the-shelf computer parts to replace network equipment that wireless service providers were previously forced to purchase. The program will begin with a public comment period that will run until January 23. Money for the program comes from the Chips and Science Act.
Dish Wireless is already using ORAN to help build its 5G network
ORAN is already used by Dish Network in the United States and Rakuten in Japan. In May, before the US announced the move, Dish signed an agreement with Samsung and said, “Samsung’s 5G solutions will play a vital role in expanding our network, giving us the flexibility to deploy our cloud-native network with software solutions that support advanced services and operational scalability.”
The statement, made by John Swieringa, President and Chief Operating Officer of Dish Wireless, added, “We look forward to working with Samsung, whose industry leadership in vRAN and ORAN innovation will help support our vision to provide open and interoperable cloud services. 5G services to consumers and businesses across the United States”
Now that the United States plans to spend $1.5 billion to deploy ORAN, companies involved in the industry stand to benefit from the United States’ goal to keep Huawei and ZTE off all US wireless networks.