EchoStar Launches Open-RAN Testing Lab

The lab will conduct field tests for O-RAN components from multiple vendors.

EchoStar Launches Open-RAN Testing Lab
Photo of Charlie Ergen, co-founder and chairman of EchoStar

July 16, 2024 – Satellite internet provider EchoStar Corporation launched the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment, a testing and evaluation lab, on Monday.

The lab, housed at the company’s Wyoming data center, is funded by a $50 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, intended to support testing and validation of O-RAN solutions.

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