Ericsson and AXIAN Telecom have strengthened their partnership at Mobile World Congress 2023, Barcelona, Spain. The two companies announce a partnership for the modernization of AXIAN Telecom’s operations in Madagascar, Telma Madagascar’s radio access network (RAN), microwave transport infrastructure, and core networks. Deploying future-proof solutions for 4G and 5G deployment from the Ericsson Radio Access Network (RAN) portfolio will...
Ericsson and Free Senegal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a proof-of-concept (PoC) project to boost the West African country’s digital education ecosystem. According to the PoC, schools will be connected with Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology, and also receive laptops, learning content, and teacher training. The project will run under the...
According to Ericsson, the Radio 6626, Airtel Niger will benefit from significantly decreased tower load and reduced energy consumption. Ericsson and Airtel Niger have deployed Ericsson’s dual-band three-sector Radio 6626 to provide a 5G-ready network, designed to reduce energy consumption and deliver what the companies say will be state-of-the-art performance. Combining three sectors and two...
Ericsson and MTN Nigeria have reached a milestone with the successful launch of 5G services. This deal is the result of a fruitful collaboration spanning 21 years reaffirming a rich culture of partnerships between the two parties. The first phase of the launch covers certain parts of Lagos and Nigeria where Ericsson’s 5G technology which...
Following two years of negotiation, multinational wireless communications engineering company SkyMax Network Limited (SkyMax) and Ericsson have entered into an MoU to build a next-generation 5G broadband network, inclusive of a digital services delivery platform, across Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the MoU, Ericsson will be SkyMax’s trusted partner for network supply, rollout, and optimisation and for...
MTN Rwanda’s Network Operating Centre (NOC) is one of several managed service solutions available to the local market, and the success of the operator’s service portfolio does have something to do with its long-term alliance with Ericsson. MTN Rwanda CEO Mitwa Ng’ambi met recently with Ericsson’s Senior Vice President, CTO and head of strategy, Erik...
Ericsson has announced the signing of a contract with MTN Group for the deployment of mobile financial services in Sudan. The Swedish vendor says it is providing MTN Sudan with a ‘flexible, reliable and efficient m-commerce solution’ that includes the Ericsson Wallet Platform, systems integration, operational support, and solution development. The solution will provide a more agile and compliant...
Ethio Telecom is partnering with Ericsson to expand its 4G services into the South West region of Ethiopia during 2021. According to the companies, Ericsson Radio System products and solutions will be used for this deployment. The core expansion will take place in Ethio telecom’s regional datacentres and the datacentres in Addis Ababa. Through this...
Ethio telecom and Ericsson started deployment of the Ericsson Radio System for 4G expansion in the South West region of Ethiopia at the beginning of June 2021 Ethio telecom to upgrade to Ericsson Network Manager and Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure with a virtualized packet core and as part of the modernization effort Ethio telecom is...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has reportedly entered an understanding with Ericsson to fast track the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in Africa.
