Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have strengthened their partnership to deploy Ericsson’s 5G Core network across India. This collaboration will support Airtel’s transition to a full-scale 5G Standalone network, enhancing network capacity and enabling innovative services.
Randeep Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, highlighted the importance of Ericsson’s 5G Core solutions in Airtel’s long-term strategy, while Andres Vicente of Ericsson emphasized the role of dual-mode 5G Core in monetization through network slicing and APIs.
As part of the agreement, Ericsson will deploy its Signaling Controller solution and introduce a 5G Standalone-enabled Charging and Policy solution, enhancing Airtel’s 5G monetization and business model innovation.