Ericsson has walked away with a new 5G contract for the second phase of China Mobile’s nationwide new radio standalone rollout.
Ericsson has announced it has inked another China Mobile deal, extending its 5G radio access network (RAN) partnership and charged with 5G core components for the second phase of the telco’s nationwide new radio (NR) standalone rollout.
The 5G RAN partnership will extend to 17 provinces, and use the Ericsson Radio System solution.
Ericsson will also provide 5G core network equipment in two major regions, covering five provinces.
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“Ericsson and China Mobile have continuously worked together to develop, validate, and test 5G technologies and applications,” the Swedish vendor said.
“This includes proactively developing products for China Mobile’s 5G network deployment as well as customising 4G/5G compatible network solutions.
