Dish Network 5G Internet?

[AZ.]

Me too, and for those neigh sayers saying it would never happen... well it's happening.

Hey 8 years is a long time, dont kid yourself!...I thought after all this time it would of been internet first and add phones later...Should give T-Mobile a run for their money

 

[NYDutch]

Hey 8 years is a long time, dont kid yourself!...I thought after all this time it would of been internet first and add phones later...Should give T-Mobile a run for their money

I expect which came first would depend on the FCC requirements for "coverage".

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Interesting read.

https://www.lightreading.com/the-edge/the-time-i-visited-dish-5g-cell-site/a/d-id/775576

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Hey 8 years is a long time, dont kid yourself!...I thought after all this time it would of been internet first and add phones later...Should give T-Mobile a run for their money

In the big scope of things 8 years isnt that long. I have seen other build outs take longer.

And remember this is all 5G which no other carrier can say or offer.

 

[AZ.]

In the big scope of things 8 years isnt that long. I have seen other build outs take longer.

And remember this is all 5G which no other carrier can say or offer.

Please...this is a last minute scramble!...Most start lighting up cities month by month....They are way behind!....I think its great for the market and hope it helps rural parts better.....I switched over to the T-Mobile 5g....Our internet out here is slow and expensive!..You can get cell service anyplace....internet not so much...

To put the bid in the first place they had to have a plan...It looks more like first win it then figure out what to do .IMO

 

[HipKat]

Will DISH new 5G service be just cell phone service only? Will there be home service too with modems & routers?

I wonder, instead of modems and routers, they’ll be more like the new T-Mobile 5G Internet portable towers

 

[HipKat]

Interesting read.

https://www.lightreading.com/the-edge/the-time-i-visited-dish-5g-cell-site/a/d-id/775576

And while that doesn't sound like a major accomplishment, it is. That's because my call from Sharma's phone connected to a nearby Fujitsu open RAN radio (no other 5G provider in the US supports Fujitsu or open RAN) and it did so via Voice over NR (VoNR) technology. VoNR (pronounced "voner," which is hilarious, I know) is a brand new technology that pushes voice calls over 5G, and Dish ought to be the first operator in the US to launch it commercially. Verizon, AT&T and other 5G operators in the US currently use their legacy 4G networks for voice calling.

I like this!

 

[Yespage]

https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/dishs-first-5g-service-plan-underwhelms/d/d-id/777291

That article was a bit much. All it did was talk about whether $30 a month is cheap enough, which, yes, it is. The problem is the only phone costs a mint.

 

[Yespage]

Please...this is a last minute scramble!

From no cell phone company to cell phone company with a widely distributed network in 10 years is very fast. I'm not certain how Dish is doing it, I mean other than taking on a lot of debt. This isn't a Tesla level miracle, but it is something to behold.

 

[TheKrell]

Dish promises 5G launch in 25 major markets before June deadline

Dish Wireless is gearing up for a busy 2022 as the new 5G network is nearly ready to launch in Las Vegas and the company plans to turn up service in 25 major markets and | Dish Wireless is gearing up for a busy 2022 as the new 5G network is nearly ready to launch in Las Vegas and the company...

www.fiercewireless.com

Holey moley there are a ton of acronyms in that article. Can anybody help me with these?

1. capex
2. cbrx
3. voice over NR
4. O-RAN

 

[TheKrell]

OK; found one on The Verge:

...O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) technology, which is open source and relies on more off-the-shelf hardware rather than a lot of proprietary components.

 

[reubenray]

I wonder, instead of modems and routers, they’ll be more like the new T-Mobile 5G Internet portable towers

This sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[ethanlerma]

voice over NR

This one I know. NR is the acronym to “New Radio”, which is what the specification for 5G networks is called. Same as with LTE “Long-Term Evolution” for 4G networks.

Voice over is just as it sounds. It uses the 5G NR radio as a medium for placing voice calls, the 4G equivalent would be VoLTE (Voice over LTE). The reason this is relevant? Because in the beginnings of 4G all calls were being placed over 2G/3G networks using traditional phone exchanges/circuitry, and once it was posible to do them over 4G it was implemented using IP (Internet Protocol) instead and was called VoLTE. I don’t think VoLTE was the first to use the internet protocol to place calls between cellphones, but it is definitely the most widespread method currently.

 

[HipKat]

Holey moley there are a ton of acronyms in that article. Can anybody help me with these?

1. capex
2. cbrx
3. voice over NR
4. O-RAN

Voice over NR (VoNR) technology. VoNR (pronounced "voner," which is hilarious, I know) is a brand new technology that pushes voice calls over 5G, and Dish ought to be the first operator in the US to launch it commercially. Verizon, AT&T and other 5G operators in the US currently use their legacy 4G networks for voice calling.

 

[reubenray]

Upcoming wifi testing-I think!

Duke University, DISH Wireless and Cisco part of collaboration to launch a higher education neutral host network

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2022 – Internet2, Duke University, DISH Wireless and Cisco today announced the launch of a neutral host network pilot for higher education institutions using Citizens...

about.dish.com

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Upcoming wifi testing-I think!

Duke University, DISH Wireless and Cisco part of collaboration to launch a higher education neutral host network

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2022 – Internet2, Duke University, DISH Wireless and Cisco today announced the launch of a neutral host network pilot for higher education institutions using Citizens...

about.dish.com

My take on it is its a private 5G network for the college.

 

[navychop]

Neutral? Or Neural?

 

[Trip]

Assuming they'll sell me service at all given I frequently visit, but do not live in, some of their launch cities, I'm waiting for a cheaper device. The Moto G 5G 2022 and the Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 both support n70, and thus should theoretically work on the Dish network. Both would be about half the price of the current device, and the Moto G 5G 2022 at $400 is a price I'd be willing to consider paying to try it out. $900, not so much.

- Trip

 

[reubenray]

Assuming they'll sell me service at all given I frequently visit, but do not live in, some of their launch cities, I'm waiting for a cheaper device. The Moto G 5G 2022 and the Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 both support n70, and thus should theoretically work on the Dish network. Both would be about half the price of the current device, and the Moto G 5G 2022 at $400 is a price I'd be willing to consider paying to try it out. $900, not so much.

- Trip

Below is the email I got back on 3/11 concerning joining the beta testing. It sounds like Dish may provide a phone for this. I can't see the testers forking over $900 to be a beta tester.

Thanks for your interest in Project Genesis! We’d like to invite you to apply to be one of our beta members, so you can help us build the nation’s first cloud-native smart network. The Project Genesis beta is an invitation-only program where members using our network also provide detailed feedback about their experience to our 5G engineers.​

As a beta member, we provide you with access to our network and one of the most technologically advanced 5G smartphones. You also get access to the Project Genesis app, where you can earn rewards like NFTs and exclusive gear.​

If you’d like to become a beta member, then click the button below to apply.​

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And don’t forget to follow us on social media to get all the latest news and updates.​

-Team Project Genesis​

 

[HipKat]

Not to get off topic but can somebody please explain to me what the rage is about NFT’s?