Mobile Magazine - September 2023 | Page 79

DISH NETWORK
DAVE MAYO TITLE : EVP OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY : TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCATION : COLORADO , US
and design team , and a network engineering and operations team . And in his role , Mayo integrates and develops the network according to provided specifications .
“ Marc comes up with ideas concerning the tech , and my job is to implement them ,” adds Mayo , summing up the crux of his job description .
“ I ' m a technology guy ,” agrees Marc Rouanne , EVP and Chief Network Officer . “ My job concerns thinking about what technology we should consume and how we should put it together .”
One such pivotal piece of technology is the DISH 5G network , which is cloudnative and operates on an Open-RAN-based

EXECUTIVE BIO

As Executive Vice President ,
Network Development , Dave Mayo is responsible for DISH ’ s wireless buildout strategy and execution of the company ’ s aggressive deployment of the nation ’ s first standalone 5G network .
Prior to joining DISH , Dave served as Senior Vice President at T-Mobile USA , Inc ., where he most recently led T-Mobile ’ s IoT business and founded the company ’ s fixed wireless business . He also led the strategic , development and financial areas for T-Mobile ’ s network organisation during more than two decades of explosive growth .
Dave innovated and led the aggressive transformation of T-Mobile ’ s transport network to fibre which was foundational to T-Mobile ’ s multi-year “ Fastest Network ” claim , T-Mobile ’ s first-ever nationwide , network-based marketing claim .