I had some amazing conversations this year, but none grabbed more ears than my in-person interview with DISH Wireless Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer Marc Rouanne. He offered a behind-the-scenes look at DISH’s new 5G network, its work with AWS, and more. The original episode went live in June, and since then it’s been listened to thousands of times. Hit play to hear: 

• How hyperscaler investments made DISH’s project possible [02:34];
• What Marc would change about the AWS platform [04:20]; 
• His experience working with software vendors’ cloud-native solutions [05:46]; 
• How building on AWS changed the economics of network operations [07:26]; and
• Marc’s vision for using open APIs to grow the business [9:55].

A few weeks ago at AWS re:Invent 2022, DISH released its first batch of Network APIs, just as Marc envisioned. It’s so exciting to watch it unfold! Listen to our conversation by clicking play above or subscribe through your favorite podcast platform. You can find the transcript for this episode here. 

Links and Resources

• Watch the video of my conversation with Marc on the TelcoDR YouTube channel
• DISH’s network APIs were huge news at this year’s AWS re:Invent. Don’t miss these headlines from Light Reading, Fierce Wireless and TelecomTV. Even McKinsey & Company Partner Ferry Grijpink chimed in. (Oh, and ICYMI, check out Ferry’s Telco in 20 episode—the second most popular of the year!)
• Check out the DISH Wireless Developer Hub and read TelcoDR’s blog about it 
• Read about how Totogi joined DISH at AWS re:Invent to showcase its capabilities
• Watch the fun holiday interview I did with Ray LeMaistre from TelecomTV about why the DISH project is a gamechanger for telco
• Find out what happened to the mini computer vendors that didn’t see innovation coming until it was too late.

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This week’s guest 

About Marc Rouanne 

As Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer for DISH’s wireless business, Marc is responsible for network architecture, RF network and strategy, core network architecture and strategy, cloud and edge strategy, security, transport, 5G lab management and interoperability testing. He brings to DISH more than 20 years of international management experience in the telecommunications industry, having held executive positions in R&D, customer operations and product management in the U.S., France and Finland. 

Podcast Credits

• Executive Producer and Host: Danielle Royston, TelcoDR
•  Senior Producer: Lindsay Grubb, TillCo Media 
• Editor/Marketing: Alisa Jenkins, Springboard Marketing
• Audio Editing: Andrew Condell
• Associate Producer: Kriselda Dionisio
• Music: Dyami Wilson