China Telecom, Unicom select Ericsson as 5G RAN vendor

Nieuws Mobiel China 18 MAY 2020
China Telecom, Unicom select Ericsson as 5G RAN vendor
China Telecom and China Unicom have selected Ericsson as a 5G radio access network (RAN) vendor as part of the two operator’s joint nationwide 5G network. China Telecom has also selected Ericsson as a 5G Core vendor. Under the terms of the contracts, Ericsson will provide China Telecom and China Unicom with the Ericsson Radio System products, including Ericsson Spectrum Sharing, as the two Chinese operators roll out 5G across the Asian country.

Ericsson will provide outdoor and indoor site services to build capacity and coverage in the 3.5GHz and 2.1GHz bands. Network services including provisioning, installation and testing will also be provided to enable China Telecom and Unicom to build and share 5G networks.

The Ericsson Radio System product portfolio is expected to support the operators’ Standalone (SA) 5G RAN build. 3.5GHz and 200MHz wideband 5G radio services will serve shared network building needs for high-call-volume while 2.1GHz 5G radio solutions will support the mixed deployment of 3G, 4G and 5G networks.

China Telecom has also selected Ericsson 5G Core portfolio services. These include Cloud Packet Core, Cloud Unified Data Management and Policy products, built on cloud-native technology. The Ericsson 5G Core network will be deployed on Ericsson Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) along with Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration.

Back in April, Ericsson also won a 5G contract from China Mobile including 5G radio access network (RAN) and 5G core (5GC) components for the second phase of its nationwide NR standalone rollout. Under the terms of this new deal, China Mobile extends its 5G RAN partnership with Ericsson to 17 provinces.

Ericsson reports it currently has 91 commercial 5G agreements and contracts with unique operators, including 36 live 5G networks on four continents.

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