WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- Swisscom and Ericsson reaffirm their long-standing, strategic
partnership by continuing to drive innovation in Gigabit LTE and
5G
- Ericsson to provide complete digital transformation of
Swisscom's network to nationwide Gigabit LTE and deployment of
5G
- Transformation includes the deployment of Ericsson's full stack
telco cloud solution with network slicing technologies, and 5G
portfolio offering with Massive MIMO
Swisscom, the leading telecommunications provider in
Switzerland, has selected Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) for complete digital transformation and evolution of
its entire network to deploy nationwide Gigabit LTE from 2018, and
5G from 2020.
The deployment of Swisscom's Gigabit LTE and 5G network will
enable the operator to take their customer's mobile broadband
experience to new heights. This includes accelerating the
development of innovative enterprise use cases built on Massive
Machine Type Communication (MTC) and Critical MTC in fields such as
factory automation, smart grids, intelligent mobility and digital
health.
Under the terms of the new deal, Ericsson will continue to
transform Swisscom's mobile operations using its full stack telco
cloud solution including network slicing capabilities that address
the cost, efficiency, and flexibility requirements of the future.
The evolution of the network will provide increased capacity and
ultra-low latency while also enabling Industry 4.0 for Switzerland.
In June 2017, Swisscom and
Ericsson demonstrated applications based on 5G network slicing and
NB-IoT which will empower the digital transformation of enterprise
processes and fulfill critical communication needs. Together with
the introduction of Gigabit LTE and 5G, these technologies are
strengthening the competitiveness of the Swiss economy and will
drive the digitization of the country.
Swisscom will implement Ericsson's Radio Access solutions,
including small cells, and Core solutions that include full stack
Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI), virtualized
Evolved Packet Core and virtualized IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
The agreement also includes network optimization services,
planning, design, and system integration.
Heinz Herren, CIO and CTO at
Swisscom says: "We would like to offer the best network to our
customers in Switzerland – today
and in the future. That's why we invest massively in the latest
mobile network technologies such as Gigabit LTE and 5G. Ericsson is
a true leader in 5G technology and I am convinced that together, we
will achieve our goal to deliver greater innovation and provide
customers with the best experiences."
Arun Bansal, Senior Vice
President and Head of Europe and
Latin America at Ericsson, says:
"This agreement is a prime example of our leadership in 5G and will
take our partnership with Swisscom to the next level. Swisscom has
been leading all generations of mobile technologies – from 2G, 3G,
4G, and 5G development – in partnership with us, and now they will
continue to lead the market with Gigabit LTE and 5G deployment. 5G
is enabling new market opportunities for operators, industries and
society as a whole. With its ambitious 5G rollout plans, Swisscom
is seizing this opportunity."
Investing in a digital Switzerland
Ericsson and Swisscom are already working intensively on an
upgrade of the network to achieve speeds that will exceed 1 Gbps.
The first sites will be upgraded in 11 Swiss cities by the end of
2017. The common goal is to provide ever-increasing speeds to the
entire population of Switzerland.
In addition, customers will benefit from a boost in network
capacity. The nationwide Swisscom 4G network already covers 60
percent of the population with speeds of 450 Mbps and 80 percent
with speeds of 300 Mbps.
This latest news is the culmination and true commercialization
of the two companies' 5G for Switzerland program activities. Under
the program, Ericsson, Swisscom and EPFL (École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne) have been working with industry partners to
develop and trial industrial applications with 5G and the Internet
of Things (IoT).
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