• December 3, 2020

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DISH announced it has signed agreements with four fiber vendors, Everstream, Segra, Uniti, and Zayo, to support the deployment for its 5G network. DISH’s new agreement will provide the company with the fronthaul and backhaul support needed to connect its 5G network nationwide, covering more than 60 million U.S. citizens.

DISH will be using existing fiber assets from Everstream, Segra, Uniti, and Zayo in lieu of building out new routes, which will in return increase the speed to market for the nation’s first cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network. By the first quarter of 2021, DISH is anticipating having 5G live in small markets and by the third quarter it plans to have the first 5G deployment in a major market.

“The fiber agreements with Everstream, Segra, Uniti, and Zayo are critical to helping DISH build our 5G network more quickly and cost-effectively than legacy deployments,” said Jeff McSchooler, DISH’s Executive Vice President of Wireless Network Operations. He continued, saying this announcement “marks an important milestone in DISH’s deployment process, adding to our strong roster of industry-leading tower, radio, software, and now fiber vendors.”

For more information about DISH’s new fiber agreements with Everstream, Segra, Uniti, and Zayo, read the latest press release.

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Sources:

about.dish.com/2020-11-30-DISH-secures-fiber-for-5G-network-signs-agreements-with-Everstream-Segra-Uniti-Zayo

www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/dish-feathers-its-5g-fiber-nest-four-agreements

www.fiercewireless.com/operators/dish-signs-fiber-deals-zayo-uniti-and-others

www.rcrwireless.com/20201201/carriers/dish-taps-four-fiber-providers-for-5g-transport