Nokia and Ericsson to Deploy Equipment Required For 5G Installation

Oct, 2022 - By WMR

Nokia and Ericsson have managed to bag a multi-year contract with country’s largest carrier company Reliance Jio to provide equipment required for their 5G installation.

Finnish telecommunication giant Nokia stated that they will provide 5G Radio Access Network (RAN), high-capacity 5G Massive MIMO antennas, and Remote Radio Heads (RRH) to Reliance Jio. Swedish company Ericsson will also deploy its energy-efficient 5G Radio Access Network and E-band microwave mobile transport solutions in Jio’s 5G network. Ericsson and Nokia are already supplying their products to Vodafone Idea and Airtel. Nokia had made a deal with Vodafone Idea and Airtel in respectively May and August this year. So with this deal, now they will be assisting all the three major carriers in India.

With 450+ million consumers, Jio is planning to launch its 5G standalone network, interworking with its 4G network. 5G subscribers are expected to enjoy 10 times more speed than 4G network. Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio is confident that their partnership with these two tech giants will help them deliver the best 5G network globally. Airtel and Jio have declared that they will provide 5G network across the country by 2024.

In a press conference, president and CEO of Ericsson, Börje Ekholm, said that, “India is building world-class digital infrastructure that will drive innovation, job creation and entrepreneurship across the country. We are happy to partner with Jio in those ambitions, through Ericsson 5G Standalone connectivity, which will be a major catalyst in meeting those digital transformation goals across society, enterprise and industry." Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO at Nokia, said, “This is a significant win for Nokia in an important market and a new customer with one of the largest RAN footprints in the world."