Ericsson Wins Rural LTE Deployment Contract in the USA

Published on: 1st Jan 1970: 1:33am

­Ericsson says that it has signed an LTE network contract with a USA based organisation that acts as a trade alliance of smaller regional wireless spectrum holders to build out a LTE based 4G network.

According to the terms of the four-year contract with  NetAmerica Alliance, Ericsson will be the sole supplier for the LTE -based radio access network and the core network, based on Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technology. The contract also includes IMS, enabling the deployment of tailor-made applications and systems integration services.

Members of the NetAmerica Alliance run the network in their own territories, but NetAmerica acts as a group buyer on their behalf.

Arun Bhikshesvaran, Head of Strategy and Market Development, Ericsson North America, says: "This is a new type of LTE deployment. NetAmerica is making it possible for smaller operators to join together to deliver cost effectively the same mobile broadband services available in major metropolitan areas. The socioeconomic benefits of broadband services in metropolitan areas are well-proven and, with applications designed for rural consumers, one can only imagine the extent to which the people and businesses in these markets will become more empowered and more productive as a result of this opportunity."

Financial terms were not disclosed.

 

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