AT&T selects Ericsson for expansion of 5G network and C-band spectrum build
On October 11, 2021, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and AT&T announced a five-year agreement to enhance AT&T's 5G network. The collaboration involves deploying the recently acquired C-band spectrum and advancing 5G Standalone technology. Ericsson's expertise will support key industries, including public safety and entertainment. The partnership emphasizes innovations like the Ericsson Radio System and Cloud RAN, aiming for improved flexibility and scalability. This initiative signifies a crucial step in AT&T's network evolution, driven by the need for enhanced connectivity.
- Five-year agreement with AT&T to boost 5G network capabilities.
- Deployment of C-band spectrum is expected to enhance service coverage.
- Collaboration includes advanced technologies like Cloud RAN for flexibility and scalability.
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KISTA, Sweden, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on more than 20 years of collaboration, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and AT&T today announced a five-year agreement to accelerate the expansion of AT&T 5G. This deal helps support deployment of the service provider's recently acquired C-band spectrum and the launch of 5G Standalone (SA). AT&T is tapping into Ericsson's leading network expertise as the company works toward its 5G network goals.
Ericsson will help AT&T to bring its 5G network to more consumers, businesses and first responders across key industries - including 5G use cases in sports and venues, entertainment, travel and transportation, business transformation and public safety.
AT&T's network evolution is made possible in part by the Ericsson Radio System portfolio, which includes the Advanced Antenna System, Advanced RAN Coordination and Carrier Aggregation technologies.
These deployments will support future network enhancements like Cloud RAN, which offers communications services providers increased flexibility, faster delivery of services and greater scalability in networks.
The solution supports a centralized RAN architecture enabled by Ericsson Fronthaul Gateway, a new technology that will enable a more efficient transport of the fronthaul interface by converting it to packet (eCPRI).
Scott Mair, President, AT&T Network Engineering and Operations, says: "As we continue to expand our nationwide 5G network, Ericsson's technology offerings and 5G expertise will assist with our network evolution. This latest agreement provides the pathway for us to deploy Ericsson's next-generation centralized RAN architecture, enabled by Fronthaul Gateway, with the ability to support future network enhancements, like the evolution to Cloud RAN."
Ericsson Cloud RAN is a cloud-native software solution handling compute functionality in the Radio Access Network (RAN). It complements the existing technologies in the RAN domain and allows for the adoption of leading practices to become a foundation for openness, enabling innovation in 5G.
Ericsson Cloud RAN will enable communications service providers to seamlessly evolve towards cloud-native technologies and open network architectures to meet the demand for more deployment flexibility.
Niklas Heuveldop, President and Head of Ericsson North America, says: "This agreement reinforces our long-standing partnership of innovation and execution with AT&T. 5G networks will enable unprecedented, sustainable and exponential growth, accelerating the digital transformation of industries and the public sector, for the benefit of consumers, enterprises and society at large. Ericsson is excited to join forces with AT&T to help make this vision a reality."
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5G Carrier Aggregation and Advanced RAN Coordination is a blended solution that optimizes coverage, capacity, and latency of mid-band and high-band deployments. It enables communications service providers to maximize their spectrum assets when deploying 5G.
Advanced Antenna System (AAS) is key to C Band deployment as it enables extended coverage, while providing tremendous throughput/capacity that can truly enable enhanced mobile broadband.
Ericsson Fronthaul Gateway is a new technology that will enable a more efficient transport of the fronthaul interface by converting it to packet enhanced Common Public Radio Interface (eCPRI).
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Ericsson Radio System
Ericsson 5G RAN
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