Ericsson has inked a multi-billion-dollar deal to roll out 4G and 5G RAN equipment for Bharti Airtel, mirroring a similar announcement from arch-rival Nokia a fortnight ago.
That's actually something of an understatement: Ericsson's press release is even worded in a very similar way to the one published by Nokia in November, which has now been updated to include currency details, incidentally. More on that in a moment.
Ericsson said that under the terms of the new deal it will deploy centralised RAN and Open RAN-ready solutions that will help Bharti Airtel increase coverage and capacity on its network. It will also upgrade the software on 4G radios it has already installed for the telco, giving a boost to customer experience.
"This deployment will enable us to further improve the speed, reliability, and coverage of our network, ensuring an exceptional experience for our customers," said Airtel's CTO Randeep Sekhon.
