Dish, Dell To Collaborate Over US 5G Network Building: Reuters

DISH Network Corp DISH will collaborate with Dell Technologies Inc DELL for critical parts of the new 5G network building in the U.S., Reuters reports.
Dell will provide DISH with computer servers positioned at the cell tower bottom or nearby to crunch data to minimize centralization delays.
DISH has committed to cover 70% of the U.S. population with its network by mid-2023 and will launch its first 5G service in Las Vegas, Nevada, later in 2021.
DISH is building its network from scratch under Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN). O-RAN uses software to run network functions on standardized computing hardware instead of buying all the gear in the network from Nokia Oyj NOK or Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
DISH can integrate hardware and services from different vendors.
DISH previously announced deals with Fujitsu Ltd FJTSF FJTSY for cell-tower gear and Amazon.com Inc's AMZN cloud computing services Amazon Web Services.
This week, Vodafone Group PLC VOD collaborated with Dell to build Europe's first O-RAN 5G network.
Price action: DISH shares closed higher by 2.66% at $41.23 on Wednesday.