Ericsson wins AUD 1 bln contract for rural LTE in Australia

News Wireless Australia 1 JUN 2011
Ericsson wins AUD 1 bln contract for rural LTE in Australia

The company established by the Australian government to build and operate the national broadband network, NBN Co, has selected Ericsson as its fixed-wireless network partner. NBN Co plans to complete the rollout of a superfast fixed-wireless broadband network covering Australians in rural and regional areas by 2015, with the first services expected to be available from the middle of next year. The ten-year contract with Ericsson is worth up to AUD 1.1 billion to design, build and operate a LTE network in the 2.3GHz band to serve those Australians who cannot access other NBN high-speed broadband services. The fixed-wireless network and NBN Co's long-term satellite service are designed to offer speeds of 12 Mbps to retail service providers to offer to people living in approximately 7 percent of premises not covered by fibre. Design of the LTE network has already started. The exact locations to be covered in the initial rollout will be announced in the coming months following the completion of detailed network planning and consultation with local communities.

 

Under the ten-year agreement, Ericsson will provide the LTE network, including radio access, core and transmission as well as related services. Products include the RBS6000 multi-standard radio base station, transmission and Evolved Packet Core. Ericsson will design, build, operate and maintain NBN Co's network end-to-end, including business support systems. This includes service activation, management and assurance as well as network performance and capacity management. Ericsson will also provide services such as construction, installation, commissioning and learning services. Network operations will transfer from Ericsson to NBN Co after the initial agreement with Ericsson is completed.  

 

NBN Co announced in February that it had acquired wireless spectrum from Austar that is sufficient to meet most of its needs for the fixed-wireless services. Spectrum has still to be acquired for Western Australia and the Northern Territory, however the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has initiated a public process for the allocation of spectrum in these locations that would be suitable for fixed-wireless services. 

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