DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced this week the selection of Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT) to autonomously test its 5G network core and validate its performance. This move is designed to allow DISH to continuously integrate functionality into its 5G network and rapidly deliver leading-edge solutions to both retail and enterprise customers. DISH, which is also partnering with AWS on cloud infrastructure, is making a stated effort to become the world’s first telecom company to run its service on the public cloud.
“DISH is transforming the industry as it prepares to deploy 5G in a public cloud network and pioneer Open Radio Access Network technology,” said Doug Roberts, general manager of Spirent’s lifecycle service assurance business. “Spirent understands the inherent challenges that come with building an open, secure network and supporting a new, first-of-its-kind delivery model. We’re excited to assist DISH in driving operational excellence across the entire lifecycle with industry-leading automation, coverage and analytics capabilities.”
With access to Spirent’s library of automated compliance, capacity and performance test suites, as well as test cases, DISH is planning to verify 5G functionality, measure system performance and accelerate deployment activities. By automating the testing process, DISH hopes to continuously verify real-world performance and resilience during its network rollout, proving the public cloud is telco-grade, and scaling up their system.
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