DISH Wireless Selects Oracle for 5G Core Service-Based Architecture

By building the nation's first cloud-native, OpenRAN-based 5G network, DISH Wireless is redefining services for individuals, small companies, and major corporations. DISH has chosen Oracle to enable a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for its 5G core as it takes the unprecedented step of developing a 5G network in the cloud. SBA, a part of the 3GPP 5G standard, allows DISH or DISH customers to quickly integrate network services into new systems by automated, intelligent tuning of network functions.

DISH Wireless will be capable of giving enterprise customers more leverage of the software and services they use due to this technology, which will enable them to take advantage of their own "network slice." Enterprises will be able to configure dedicated, logical network instances and decision control for various applications and customer experiences models, such as manufacturing or telehealth, using this "network of networks."

"Oracle's capabilities will effectively act as the control tower of our network core," said Marc Rouanne, DISH Wireless's chief network officer. "It will allow our customers to consume software on demand and facilitate the sophisticated core functions needed to power a truly automated network." "While many carriers claim to have 5G, there are certain features that can only be achieved with a cloud-based standalone network, and our collaboration with Oracle will produce results that will unleash the power of true, fully optimized 5G."

Oracle's 5G core control plane, which is aligned with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), provides network functions that can enable operators to simplify and scale to accommodate the expected growth of 5G users and connected devices. Oracle can be used by DISH Wireless for a variety of network features, including:

Policy Control Function (PCF): Dynamically routes low-latency applications to edge data networks whilst still taking into account network data analytics and slice information to have optimized policies that maximize the quality of experience whilst minimizing network resource usage.

Network Repository Function (NRF): Acts as a central repository for all of DISH's 5G network's network features, as well as the resources offered by each of these elements.

Network Exposure Function (NEF): Serves as a centralized point for service exposure and is responsible for authorizing all access requests originating from outside the DISH network, allowing DISH and its enterprise customers to take advantage of cellular IoT, non-IoT, edge computing, and API gateway usage cases.

Oracle can also be used by DISH for the 5G Service Communications Proxy (SCP), Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF), Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP), and Binding Selection Function (BSF).

A network built for 5G

DISH Wireless is entering the 5G market with an entirely innovative business model. Using network and subscriber-level service details, the organization hopes to deliver thousands of network slices, each with a personalized customer experience. DISH would be able to efficiently build and maintain custom, service-specific network slices, as well as provide efficient decision management and granular access to third-party enterprises and web applications, due to Oracle's network control functions. Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (uRLLC), Mobile Internet of Things (mIoT), and User Equipment (UE) policies would both benefit from these features. Oracle's cloud-native architecture will allow DISH to minimize operating costs and time to market for these new services by supporting DevOps principles and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).

"DISH Wireless is completely transforming the wireless industry," said Andrew Morawski, Oracle Communications, Networks' senior vice president and general manager. "By automating their network with Oracle's 5G cloud-native technology, DISH would be one of the most flexible providers in the world, allowing enterprise digital transformation journeys across a variety of industries."

About Oracle Communications
Oracle Communications helps Service Providers and Enterprises facilitate their digital transition path in a communications-driven world by providing advanced communications and cloud technologies that cover everything from network evolution to digital market to customer experience.

About DISH Wireless
DISH Network Corporation is a provider of internet services It has been a transformative force for customers since 1980, stimulating innovation and value. In its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV offerings, the company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers through its subsidiaries. With the purchase of Boost Mobile in 2020, the company became a nationwide wireless carrier in the United States. DISH continues to lead the way in wireless, launching the first cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G broadband network in the country. The Fortune 250 company DISH Network Corporation is based in the United States.