Ericsson has won a contract form Bharti Airtel worth about USD 1 billion to expand and upgrade Bharti’s GSM/GPRS network and managed services. The three-year services agreement will see Ericsson manage design, development and deployment of Bharti's network, including capacity and coverage, enabling the operator to expand in rural India and reach out to all towns and cities in 15 regions.
Ericsson will also upgrade the network with mobile softswitch, the solution that paves the way to an all-IP network. Bharti Airtel will be able to reduce the operational costs and introduce new services in a cost-efficient way.
Ericsson is a long-term Bharti partner, managing more than 70 percent of its GSM/GPRS network in 15 regions in India.
India has become a hotspot for telecom equipment makers like Motorola and Nokia as it is adding nearly 5 million new users every month. Major carriers in the country such as Bharti, CDMA-operator Reliance Communications Ltd. and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. have annual expansion plans exceeding USD 1 billion each.
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