Ericsson starts deploying 5G-ready telecom equipment on Vodafone Idea network

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has said that it has started deploying 5G-ready equipment on Vodafone Idea (VIL) network in eight circles in India, out of 22 circles that the operator has.

The equipment will be used for 4G services at present and can be upgraded to provide 5G services as per business requirement of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL), Ericsson said on Wednesday.

“We have been strategic partners to both Vodafone and Idea Cellular and now we enter a new phase of partnership with this deal with VIL. The 5G-ready solutions in the Ericsson Radio System portfolio will help boost the capacity of VIL’s LTE (4G) network and broaden the availability of high quality mobile broadband services for its customers,” Nitin Bansal, Managing Director, Ericsson India, said here.