As part of its ongoing vendor selection process associated with a nationwide standalone 5G network build, Dish this week announced it is working with fiber providers Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo for it’s Open RAN approach to 5G.
In a press release, Dish called out that uses existing fiber assets rather than constructing new route miles will speed up its time to market. On a recent investor call, Dish said it will have 5G up in some small markets in 2021 with a major market slated for the third quarter of next year.