In its ongoing effort to shield customers from coming 3G network shutdowns while working on resell arrangements with both AT&T and T-Mobile US, DISH is working to build out its own cloud-native 5G network to meet coverage requirements mandated by the FCC as part of the T-Mobile US/Sprint merger arrangement. DISH executives, in an Aug. 9 earnings call, discussed near-term network construction activities and highlighted how its open architectural approach will position it to address the red hot private enterprise 5G market.
