Ericsson in 5-year Vodafone deal

Ericsson has signed a five-year deal to provide Vodafone with network equipment and services under the telecom operator’s investment program Project Spring, the Swedish mobile network gear maker said.
The contract includes upgrading and expansion of Vodafone’s 2G and 3G network and ambitious build-out of 4G LTE along with professional services such as network-roll out, integration, tuning and optimization as well as support services.
Ericsson’s service professionals will transform Vodafone network into a market leading high-performance network for mobile broadband with full 4G LTE support.
This network transformation contract includes both products and services to further enhance the Vodafone network quality and provide superior end-user performance.
Ericsson has earlier secured a strong footprint in established markets with Vodafone and will now be part of Vodafone’s aggressive growth plan for both coverage and capacity under Project Spring.
The products part of the agreement include Ericsson’s full RBS 6000 portfolio as well as
Ericsson’s unique Antenna Integrated Radio (AIR) product.
Hans Vestberg, president and CEO, Ericsson, said: “We have been a trusted partner of Vodafone for 30 years and we are delighted to continue and expand our relationship with this latest award under Project Spring.”
Ericsson services professionals will help Vodafone address all of the challenges associated with deploying 2G/3G/4G networks, assuming responsibility for everything from planning, end-to-end network rollout, tuning and optimization.