5G

DISH Networks is pioneering the deployment of a greenfield 5G network. This implementation uses O-RAN standards and consists of a Radio Unit(RU) deployed on cell towers and a Distributed Unit (DU) as well as a centralized unit (CU) which is deployed in an AWS local zone. While these components combine to provide a full RAN solution that handles radio level control and subscriber data traffic, let us consider the key architecture lessons from this first blog.

Dish Network and AWS teams have just published a public reference architecture [1] on the Dish 5G buildout on AWS. As this is a project my team is involved in, I thought it would be a good diversion from architecture posts to discuss key aspects – the main business case & the architecture principles in this post.

This post discusses the third 5G architecture pattern – where both the 5G Core is deployed on the cloud and the Radio Access Network (RAN) components are deployed on managed hardware.

This post discusses the third 5G architecture pattern – where both the 5G Core is deployed on the cloud and the Radio Access Network (RAN) components are deployed on managed hardware. We will also examine how it solves the major usage scenarios defined for 5G by 3GPP while designing for the seven architecture domains we discussed in the previous blog.

Last week, we had a great MWC in Barcelona. The key focus was how 5G enables highly immersive experiences for various industrial and consumer use cases.

I will be attending the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona from February 27 to March 4. MWC Barcelona is the world’s most influential event for the connectivity industry.

For most production deployments, the 5G core should be deployed on a hyperscale cloud provider. This is to ensure scalability and dynamic orchestration of network resources over an infinitely scalable base. This blog post covers the key reasons to do so.

This post discusses the first 5G architecture pattern – where both the 5G Core and the Radio Access Network (RAN) are deployed on the cloud.

Before we dive into the 5 main solution architecture patterns for 5G deployments, let us discuss the key considerations and domains involved in creating an architecture than can accommodate