SINGAPORE – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), announced that they will tap on its industry-leading LTE expertise to provide SingTel with a full end-to-end trial system in Singapore, commencing in the early part of 2010.
November 25, 2009
The trial marks the first phase in jump-starting deployment of 4G LTE networks for Asia’s leading telecommunications operator, which has a regional mobile-user base of more than 273 million.
Ericsson will be testing high bandwidth data and multimedia services over the trial systems, which will encompass the Radio Access Network, Evolved Packet Core Network, Mobile Backhaul Solutions and Operation Support Systems.
The trial, which will take place over a period of six to nine months, will start off on a modest and contained scale and progress over time.
Mr Mark Chong Chin Kok, SingTel’s Executive Vice President of Networks, says, “We are pleased to collaborate with Ericsson on this LTE trial, which will allow us to better understand this technology and prepare us in offering our customers the fastest mobile broadband speeds and services available in the market. This is aligned with SingTel’s transformation towards becoming the next-generation multimedia solutions company.”
“We are very honoured to partner SingTel to support its network transformation and LTE strategy. Through this test phase, Ericsson’s trusted and proven solutions will meet SingTel’s needs, enabling both companies to explore new services in the ultra high-speed wireless space together,” says Mr Fadi Pharaon, President and Country Manager for Ericsson Singapore and Brunei.
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