Ericsson Wins 3g Contract in Brazil
Ericsson has been selected by Claro - a company in the América Móvil Group - to implement a commercial network based on the 3G/UMTS technology with HSDPA, in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre.
Ericsson is also supplying new GPRS nodes, core update and Video Gateway System. Ericsson will be responsible for the 3G radio, transmission and core network, upgrading Claro's existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, in these regions, to 3G/UMST standard.
Commercial launch occurred in November this year.
Due to the arrival of GSM technology in 2003, and the migration of TDMA users to this platform, there was a progressive emptying of the spectrum used for the TDMA operation by the mobile operators in the 850MHz frequency. Fulfilling the regulation restriction - which dictates that operators use the most efficient electromagnetic spectrum - Claro began operating the 3G network in this frequency.
Under the agreement, Ericsson is also supplying a Video Gateway System (ViG). This solution is ideally placed to meet the demands of network operators and service providers to offer enriched contents and services. Claro's subscribers have access to the most attractive end-to-end services for video calling, video streaming and video download.
Posted to the site on 18th December 2007
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