ARMONK, N.Y. and LITTLETON, Colo., Sept.
14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation
(NYSE:DISH) selected IBM (NYSE:IBM) to help automate
the United States' first
greenfield cloud-native 5G network. DISH's new smart network will
be designed to be agile, scalable and fully virtualized,
benefitting enterprise customers across all industry verticals.
DISH will leverage IBM's AI-powered automation and network
orchestration software and services to bring broad 5G network
orchestration to DISH's business and operations platforms.
Intent-driven orchestration, a software-powered automation process,
and artificial intelligence (AI) will be utilized to drive the
operations of DISH's cloud-native 5G network architecture.
DISH has engaged IBM Global Business Services to use
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation software with DISH's 5G
network architecture. Central to this is the intent-based
orchestration functionality designed to stitch hardware and
software resources together more seamlessly and efficiently,
expected to help DISH make network slicing possible and accelerate
the creation and delivery of new services.
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation software is designed to
continuously learn, provide insights and use financial impact
analysis to prioritize and manage issue resolution and network
function. The ability to simultaneously regulate the lifecycle,
optimize the performance and customer-specific needs of each slice
on the network is a key differentiator for DISH as it seeks to
drive innovation benefitting the enterprise market.
DISH also plans to use advanced network slicing to offer new use
cases and industry vertical opportunities that are customized to
each business and customer who leverages the private hybrid 5G
network. Network slices – individual pieces that comprise said
network – will be managed by customers to set service levels for
each device appropriate to their use of the network. For example,
an autonomous vehicle can be supported by very low latency while an
HD video camera can be allocated high bandwidth.
"Our 5G build is unique in that we are truly creating a 'network
of networks,' where each enterprise can custom-tailor a network
slice or group of slices to achieve their specific business needs.
IBM's orchestration solutions leverage AI, automation and machine
learning to not only make these slices possible, but to ensure they
adapt over time as customer use evolves," said Marc Rouanne, chief
network officer, DISH Wireless. "With IBM, DISH is combining the
speed and latency advances of 5G with the customization and
intelligence of the cloud, and the result will be a paradigm shift
for small businesses, large enterprises and the broader wireless
industry."
"This is a seminal moment for DISH and the global
telecommunications industry," said Steve
Canepa, managing director, IBM Global Communications Sector.
"By utilizing IBM's AI-powered automation and intent-driven network
orchestration software, DISH can develop and deploy network
offerings, applying advanced AI with IBM Watson and
orchestration capabilities to help optimize network operations and
performance. As a result, DISH can accelerate time to market for
new innovative services powered by a secured, automated,
intelligent and agile 5G network."
IBM Global Business Services has been engaged to provide
multi-vendor implementation and integration of the business support
systems functions with the goal of helping to improve DISH's
customer sales and service experience for advanced, modern and
highly dynamic network services. By supporting self-managed to
fully managed networks, DISH will be able to offer customers the
freedom to focus on other important business priorities.
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals
and objectives only.
About DISH:
DISH Network Corporation is a connectivity
company. Since 1980, it has served as a disruptive force, driving
innovation and value on behalf of consumers. Through its
subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and
award-winning technology to millions of customers with its
satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. In 2020, the
company became a nationwide U.S. wireless carrier through the
acquisition of Boost Mobile. DISH continues to innovate in
wireless, building the nation's first virtualized, O-RAN 5G
broadband network. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is a
Fortune 200 company.
About IBM:
To learn more about IBM Global Business Services, please
visit https://www.ibm.com/services. For more information about
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation, please
visit https://www.ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-network-automation
Media Contacts:
IBM:
Hanna Smigala
smigala@us.ibm.com
Charlotte Bergmann
Charlotte.bergmann@ibm.com
DISH:
Meredith
Diers
meredith.diers@dish.com
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