PLANO, Texas, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Linc has
selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to provide its customers –
utilities, first responders, public sector entities and businesses
needing highly reliable communications – the next-generation of
Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) communications
equipment, designed to work in the most demanding situations.
"When first responders are out in the field, seconds matter, and
reliable communications can be a life-or-death issue," said
Tami Barron, president and CEO of
Southern Linc. "Ericsson has been a trusted partner of ours, and
this solution gives our customers reliable push-to-talk services
that help those dedicated to protecting and serving others."
Ericsson Group Radio MCPTT will be deployed on Southern
Linc's LTE network, providing a comprehensive and dependable
solution for their customers. Group Radio MCPTT will feature
Multicast over eMBMS to support very large talk groups in limited
geographical areas, as well as comprehensive user and service
management capabilities to facilitate controlled group
communication within and across large end user organizations.
MCPTT is a key component in mission-critical LTE networks and an
important complement to existing Land Mobile Radio. To meet
mission-critical requirements, Group Radio MCPTT is one of the
cornerstones in Ericsson's overall end-to-end mission-critical
communications offering.
"Mission critical push-to-talk is an important part of
Ericsson's portfolio and demonstrates our committment to those
whose job it is to keep us safe," said Rob
Johnson, Head of Customer Unit Regional Carriers for
Ericsson North America. "As a
trusted partner to operators and governments around the world, our
technologies ensure mobile-network services can be prioritized in
critical times."
Being the sole provider of Southern Linc's LTE (Long Term
Evolution)/EPC (Evolved Packet Core), IMS (IP Multimedia
Subsystem), eMBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) and 4G
RAN (Radio Access Network), Ericsson will be able to assist
Southern Linc to accomplish an optimal end-to-end mission-critical
push-to-talk service. Ericsson's proven track record, together with
its ability to provide a "one-stop shop" for a mission-critical
communications solution, were important criteria when issuing the
award for MCPTT. The contract includes an MCPTT solution that will
evolve over time to cater for new capabilities, including the
eventual transition to 5G networks.
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ABOUT SOUTHERN LINC
Southern Linc is a wireless communications company and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Southern Company. Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a
leading energy company serving 9 million customers with clean,
safe, reliable and affordable energy. Southern Linc delivers highly
reliable, highly secure wireless voice and data services via the
CriticalLinc™ 4G LTE Advanced network to Southern Company electric
utilities as well as to a wide range of businesses and public
sector agencies across Alabama,
Georgia, southeastern Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle. The CriticalLinc network
provides over-the-air encryption from devices to towers and
supports encryption from towers to the network's core data centers.
This mission-critical network design conveys a highly reliable
suite of LTE services that will support the most critical business
processes.
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