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Ericsson Radio System expands Airtel Nigeria's
mobile broadband access while reducing operating expenses
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Lower cost mobile broadband networking combined
with increased handset affordability enables widespread Internet
access and adoption
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Over ninety percent of the world's population to
be covered by mobile broadband networks by 2021
In the second half of 2015, Nigeria was among the
top five countries worldwide in terms of mobile subscription
additions, and Nigerian businesses are increasingly adopting
mobile-first strategies. In fact, 83 percent of mobile phone
subscribers in Nigeria rely solely on their mobile device for their
internet connectivity (source: Ericsson Mobility Report Sub-Saharan
Africa Nov. 2015). To address this growing demand and
increase access to affordable mobile broadband Internet service,
Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) are rolling out the
award-winning Ericsson Radio System in sites across the
country.
Ericsson Radio System's multi-standard platform
enables Airtel Nigeria to cost-effectively leverage the reach,
maturity and increasing affordability of today's 3G technology,
while laying the foundation for their 4G and 5G evolution. The
network-wide solution incorporates a broad range of products
including: radio, baseband, small cells, backhaul, fronthaul,
enclosures, power site equipment and the controller. These products
are augmented through twice-yearly network software updates, and
through Ericsson Global Services offerings.
Ahmed Mokhles, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel
Nigeria, says: "Mobile broadband access is really a prerequisite to
achieving our key objective of enriching the lives and empowering
the people of Nigeria to benefit both consumers and industry.
Ericsson Radio System provides the performance and efficiency to
support this objective while also ensuring a future-proof evolution
as Nigeria continues to establish itself as a progressive and
innovative ICT-driven country."
By 2021, it is forecast that more than 90% of the
world's population will be covered by mobile broadband
networks. Meanwhile, cost points for entry-level cellular
devices reduced by 85% over the last ten years. This
increasing device affordability addresses the major barrier to
entry and is achieved through the global economies of scale enabled
by cellular standards.
Arun Bansal, Head of Business Unit Radio,
Ericsson, says: "Airtel Nigeria and their customers are
directly benefitting from the performance and efficiency
innovations designed in to the Ericsson Radio System -
network-wise, its future-proof multi-standard platform ensures a
smooth evolution, while its compact, modular design reduces
operating costs enabling Airtel Nigeria to offer more affordable
mobile broadband access today.
"Ericsson Radio System has already won both the
Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Infrastructure and the Red Dot
Award for Product Design, but it is the recognition of our key
customers like Airtel Nigeria that matters the most."
Ericsson Radio System was launched at MWC 2015,
and started shipping to customers in Q3 2015. Its innovative
rail system enables the Ericsson Radio System to adapt to any site,
with zero floor footprint and easy one-bolt installation while its
modular, compact and energy efficient radios reduce both operating
and capital expenses, delivering three times the capacity density
with 50 percent improvement in energy efficiency. As
operators, like Airtel Nigeria, strive to deliver the best possible
performance and quality of experience in the most cost-efficient
way, Ericsson Radio System's multi-standard, multi-band,
multi-layer architecture supports their requirements today and on
the road to 5G.
Ericsson has also launched software and hardware
innovations, including Intelligent Antenna Sharing, aimed at
lowering the cost of mobile broadband access, and a Managed Rural
Coverage services offering focused specifically on addressing the
economic challenges of delivering mobile broadband access to rural
areas.
Photo Cutline: Award-winning, compact,
lightweight and energy-efficient Ericsson Radio System - including
rail-mounted Radio 2217, pictured - to deliver mobile broadband
access to Airtel Nigeria customers.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Product Info: Ericsson Radio System
Award: Ericsson Radio System wins Best
Mobile Infrastructure
Award: Red Dot 2016 to Ericsson Radio
System
Launch: Mobile Broadband for Everyone
Launch: Ericsson launches NuVu subscription
video-on-demand service
White Paper: Mobile broadband for all -
optimizing radio technologies
White Paper: White Paper: 3G smartphones -
optimizing user experience and network efficiency
About Airtel Africa
Airtel is driven by the vision of providing
affordable and innovative mobile services to all. Airtel has
African operations in: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi,
Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global
telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across
Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company
ranks among the top four mobile service providers globally in terms
of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include
2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line
services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services
including national & international long distance services to
carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G wireless
services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 277 million
customers across its operations at the end of September 2013.
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