Dish Network is moving forward with its private 5G strategy in the USA in a partnership with Duke University. This will seek to establish a campus network using a mixture of licensed and unlicensed 3.5 GHz spectrum, based on a neutral host model that will also admit rival MNOs – Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The initial plan is to build a pilot network starting around July 2022 covering the university’s sprawling 8,600 acre (3,480 hectare) campus using a combination of licensed spectrum from Dish and adjacent unlicensed spectrum in the general authorized access (GAA) layer of the 3.5 GHz CBRS band. In line with the neutral host concept, this project will integrate Duke University’s existing private network, based on…