DISH Wireless announced its plans on Friday to build the nation’s first cloud-native, OpenRAN-based 5G network in partnership with Oracle. According to a release, Oracle will enable a Service-Based Architecture for its 5G core.
The innovative technology will enable DISH Wireless to provide enterprise customers added control of the software and services they utilize, taking advantage of their individual “network slice.” DISH plans to offer thousands of network slices, each with a tailored customer experience leveraging network and subscriber-level service data.
This “network of networks” gives enterprises the ability to configure dedicated, logical network instances and policy management for different applications and customer experience models, such as manufacturing or telehealth.
“Oracle’s capabilities will essentially serve as the control tower of our network core, enabling our customers to consume software on demand and facilitating the advanced core functions required to power a truly automated network,” said Marc Rouanne, chief network officer DISH Wireless. “While many carriers may claim to have 5G, there are certain attributes only possible with a cloud-based standalone network, and our working with Oracle will yield results that will unleash the power of true, fully-optimized 5G.”
Oracle’s 5G core control plane is aligned with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and DISH Network will be taking advantage of the following features:
- Policy Control Function
- Network Repository Function
- Network Exposure Function
- 5G Service Communications Proxy
- Network Slice Selection Function
- Security Edge Protection Proxy
- Binding Selection Function
Real-world applications of Oracle’s solutions will apply to enhanced Mobile Broadband , ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication, Mobile Internet of Things, and User Equipment policies.
According to Andrew Morawski, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications, Networks, “DISH Wireless is completely disrupting the wireless industry. Using Oracle’s 5G cloud-native technology to automate their network, DISH will be one of the most agile operators in the world, enabling enterprise digital transformation journeys across many diverse industries.”
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