Ericsson, Zain Bahrain sign 4G LTE deal

Telecom equipment vendor Ericsson and Zain Bahrain announced the signing up of a 4G LTE deal that will assist replace existing 2G and 3G radio network equipment while adding 4G functionality with the Ericsson RBS 6000 base stations.

As part of the 4G deal, Ericsson will also deploy Evolved Packet Core with triple-access SGSN-MME and Ericsson Evolved Packet Gateway based on Ericsson SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers as well as MINI-LINK PT and SP for IP backhaul.

Ericsson, Zain Bahrain sign 4G LTE deal

The LTE contract includes the latest LTE technology and prepaid charging including consulting and systems integration services. On Wednesday, Ericsson said it has been named the worldwide overall telecoms software revenue leader by Analysys Mason.

Mohammed Zainalabedin, CEO of Zain Bahrain said the deal will enable the company to benefit from better quality at a predictable cost.

Zain will also implement Ericsson’s Charging System for prepaid subscribers as phase one of the convergent charging and billing in one solution (CBIO). This business support solution (BSS) will enable Zain to market its services with better flexibility in pricing.

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