PLANO, Texas, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolina West
Wireless, the premier wireless carrier in western North Carolina, announced it has signed a
multi-year network modernization deal with Ericsson (NASDAQ:
ERIC).
Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide Carolina West
Wireless with its Ericsson Fast VoLTE Launch solution building on
IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) to enable the carrier to offer HD
voice over LTE (VoLTE), Wi-Fi calling, and future-enriched
communication services on different devices across LTE, Wi-Fi and
future 5G access.
The agreement also includes a plan designed for the
densification, expansion and upgrade of Carolina West Wireless'
network whereby Ericsson will provide 3GPP standards-based 5G New
Radio (NR) hardware and software capabilities to allow Carolina
West Wireless to deploy 5G when ready.
Slayton Stewart, Chief Executive
Officer of Carolina West Wireless, says: "Ericsson has a
field-proven VoLTE solution, and we're making the investments today
that will help us evolve our networks tomorrow. Ericsson has been a
long-standing partner of ours, and their end-to-end 5G-ready
solution offerings allow us to provide our customers with the most
advanced technology."
Rob Johnson, Head of Customer
Unit Regional Carriers for Ericsson North
America, says: "Carolina West Wireless is certainly taking a
strategic approach to VoLTE investments while keeping an eye on
shifting to 5G in the most efficient way possible. Their upgrade to
an IMS core, in order to deliver VoLTE services, will certainly
provide a higher-quality experience for the end user while
streamlining their network operations."
With VoLTE in place in the network, consumers will enjoy more
flexible and easy-to-use communication services integrated on a
multitude of devices, which will work seamlessly when users move
between different accesses like LTE and Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi calling
enables operator voice services to be provided in more locations,
such as indoor environments by complementing macro network
coverage.
In 2018, Carolina West Wireless announced an agreement to use
Ericsson's cloud-based Network Management as a Service solution to
offload end-to-end management of monitoring, trouble shooting,
configuration and optimization of their network.
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