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Dish Network LLC said today it’s working with Amazon Web Services Inc. to create what it claims will be the world’s first entirely cloud-based 5G Open Radio Access Network, or O-RAN.
Dish, which is best known for its satellite TV services, said it will use Amazon’s fully-managed AWS Outposts service together with AWS Local Zones to support 5G network workloads at the edge.
AWS Outposts is a hybrid cloud service that delivers Amazon’s infrastructure, services, tools and application programming interfaces to any datacenter, colocation space or on-premises facility. AWS Local Zones is a deployment option that places essential services such as compute, storage and databases close to a large population, industry or information technology center.