Dish Network is primarily associated with consumer user bases, notably its pay-TV business, and one of the daunting tasks for its 5G network will be to help rescue that ailing operation. But another will be to mitigate the risk of TV failure by enabling new revenue streams and business models, particularly in enterprise and wholesale segment. The new mobile entrant is planning a network that should support the kind of diverse and flexible business model envisaged for 5G, but not generally supported in the first phase of build-outs. A cloud-native, sliceable core and a very distributed edge cloud – which can support connectivity and data services within Dish’s own perimeter and into its customers’ premises – should enable the company…