Ericsson, the Sweden-based telecom equipment maker, announced its deal with Vodafone UK to provide 5G Radio technology to prepare for launching 5G in southern England.
Ericsson also announced that it will provide Massive MIMO and Carrier aggregation to evolve 4G network in southern England to enhance capacity and end-user performance.
Arun Bansal, head of Market Area Europe and Latin America, Ericsson, was instrumental in bagging the 4G and 5G contracts from Vodafone UK.
Massive MIMO technology utilizes advanced antenna arrays to improve the quality of radio signals and capacity, while Carrier Aggregation combines different cellular frequencies to increase capacity and user data rates.
Details of Ericsson and Vodafone deal
# 4G evolution, 5G radio non-standalone and standalone
# 5G site deployment scenarios
# NR simulations: 3.5 GHz and mmWave
# 5G use-cases: business case study and proof of concept
# distributed cloud and network slicing proof of concept
# latency and cloud- optimized network applications
“We are enhancing our network to optimize performance and give our customers the best possible experience. We will expand our 4G network and develop greater capabilities for our customers,” said Jorge Fernandes, technology director, Vodafone UK.
