DISH Network Corporation has selected Allot, a provider of innovative network intelligence and Security as a Service (SECaaS) solutions, to provide User Plane Protection (UPP) against DDoS and botnet attacks on the OpenRAN-based 5G network.
DISH will also partner with Allot to provide cybersecurity threat protection services for its consumer, MVNO and SMB customers. This protection will cover DISH’s 5G network and off-network activities against cyberattacks such as malware, viruses, ransomware and phishing attacks.