It is not the first time that we speak of Ericsson as one of the main players in the expansion of 5G networks worldwide. After having reached 100 5G contracts months ago, the Swedish technology now boasts of collaboration with BT. Thanks to her, Ericsson will carry out 5G networks in London and other cities in the United Kingdom.
This partnership with BT in the UK goes to show that the telecommunications giant’s 5G business continues to expand at high speed thanks to the trust that large operators are placing in it globally.
Expansion of 5G networks in major British cities
Already at the beginning of this 2020 BT chose Ericsson to carry out the implementation of 5G Core, an agreement that is now expanding, turning the Swedes into the main partners in 5G networks of the British operator. With this agreement, the deployment of these 5G networks will start in cities such as London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff . Places where you can enjoy Ericsson’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). BT has relied on the Nordics to be able to offer its customers the best possible experience when it comes to browsing at high speed through these new networks. It is estimated that Ericsson will be responsible for managing 50% of the traffic originated by 5G networks in the BT operator.
According to Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson “BT is clear about how they want to roll out 5G in the UK and we are delighted to be working with them to make it happen. They have already selected us as 5G Core providers and we are delighted to strengthen our relationship with this. agreement to offer BT customers in major UK cities a high performance and secure 5G service. By rolling out 5G in these key areas, we are once again demonstrating our technology leadership in densely populated locations and high traffic “.
From the operator its CEO Philip Jansen has wanted to highlight that they are very satisfied to work with Ericsson in this 5G deployment in their country. He recalled that they are leaders in the United Kingdom and that the alliance with Ericsson is key to continuing to maintain that leadership . Thanks to the fact that both companies will be able to offer customers the latest technology in order to obtain high browsing speeds from their mobile devices. The areas where BT networks will be deployed by Ericsson are some of the densest and most populated in the UK, and will therefore support heavy data traffic in the coming years.
Add and go for Ericsson
The telecommunications giant already has 113 commercial 5G agreements and contracts that are currently in force.
Of all these agreements, 64 have already been announced publicly. This time BT will build on Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core product and service deployment (Evolved Packet Core and 5G Core), in order to offer the best browsing experience in the British Isles.