Ooredoo and Ericsson sign five-year, strategic 5G agreement

Ooredoo and Ericsson sign five-year, strategic 5G agreement

Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global frame agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services for all 10 of the Group's operating companies in Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, Myanmar and Maldives.

The agreement covers Ericsson Radio System, including MINI-LINK 6000 products that are capable of the 10 Gbps, Ericsson Cloud Core, Cloud Infrastructure and Ericsson Cloud Communication solutions. This will enable end-to-end 5G support to digitally transform and modernise Ooredoo's existing mobile networks across its operating companies. These solution will also significantly shorten time-to-market for new services and improve Ooredoo's network performance to meet the growing expectations of consumers and enterprises.

Ericsson Radio System is already deployed and live in several of Ooredoo's operating companies. In Ooredoo Qatar's network, Ericsson Radio System, using the 4G+5G Ericsson Spectrum Sharing solution, has facilitated a fast nationwide 5G coverage. Furthermore, in preparation of Ooredoo Qatar's network to host multiple global sporting events, Ericsson is deploying its latest 5G mid-band Massive MIMO radios to create a unique digital