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Segra Completes the Initial Broadband Build for DISH 5G Network

Segra Completes the Initial Broadband Build for DISH 5G Network

Segra is on track to help DISH meet its network build commitments

Segra completed the first phase of its broadband build for DISH, launching service across more than 500 towers located in critical sites in less than one year. With the help of Segra, DISH has reported it has met its 20 percent of U.S. population coverage deadline established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

โ€œWe are pleased to execute on the first major milestone of our contracted broadband build for DISH and successfully turnover more than 500 site installations by the FCCโ€™s deadlineโ€

โ€œThanks to Segra and our other fiber providers, DISH’s Smart 5Gโ„ข wireless network is available to over 20 percent of the U.S. population in more than 120 cities across the country,โ€ said Dave Mayo, executive vice president of network development, DISH Wireless. โ€œSegra has helped us connect consumers throughout Virginia and the Carolinas, while meeting an extremely aggressive timeline.โ€

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“We are pleased to execute on the first major milestone of our contracted broadband build for DISH and successfully turnover more than 500 site installations by the FCCโ€™s deadline,โ€ stated Kevin T. Hart, Segra CEO. โ€œAs a valued network infrastructure partner, Segraโ€™s extensive fiber network provides the capacity, scalability and reliability to power DISHโ€™s growing 5G network.โ€

Segra is one of several partners providing DISH with fiber access coast-to-coast as well as fronthaul and backhaul support to connect its 5G network.

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About Segra

Segra is one of the largest independent fiber infrastructure bandwidth companies in the Eastern U.S. It owns and operates an advanced fiber infrastructure network throughout nine Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states. Segra provides Ethernet, MPLS, dark fiber, advanced data center services, IP and managed services, voice and cloud solutions, all backed by its industry-leading service and reliability.

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