Hughes Awarded US Army Contract to Deploy 5G Network

Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar, has received a $6.5 million contract to deploy a 5G open radio access network, or ORAN, prototype for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense. The 5G ORAN prototype featuring a RAN Intelligent Controller, or RIC, will allow the Army to examine RIC-based applications for military networks and explore communications for mobile command posts, EchoStar announced Tuesday. The project is a collaboration between the U.S. Army, the DOD chief information officer and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Dan Rasmussen, senior vice president of the North American enterprise atThe post Hughes Awarded US Army Contract to Deploy 5G Network first appeared on Executive Gov.