PLANO, Texas, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers continue
to need higher throughputs and lower latency. To meet those needs,
U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) has chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to
provide 24, 28 and 39 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) equipment and
services to support consumer and enterprise 5G use cases. In
addition, Ericsson will provide 4G Citizens Broadband Radio Service
(CBRS) equipment and services as U.S. Cellular continues its 5G
modernization program.
Michael Irizarry, Executive Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer of U.S. Cellular, said: "We
highly value our long relationship with Ericsson to provide
cutting-edge network service for our customers. Working with
Ericsson to deliver and deploy these solutions will help us deliver
fast, reliable connectivity for customers in urban and rural areas,
as we continue to build a more powerful network with the latest 5G
technology."
This marks a further expansion of Ericsson's collaboration with
U.S. Cellular. In late 2019, the company selected Ericsson as a
network equipment vendor for its 5G network, including 5G New Radio
(NR) hardware and software in states such as Iowa and Wisconsin. And this year, Ericsson helped U.S.
Cellular increase mobile broadband capacity during the COVID-19
pandemic in parts of Wisconsin,
Iowa, Illinois, New
Hampshire, Maine and
North Carolina. The move aided
U.S. Cellular in successfully managing the increased demand for
data from its customers.
Rob Johnson, Head of Customer
Unit Regional Carriers for Ericsson, said: "Ericsson has a long
history of working with U.S. Cellular, and I am excited to see the
relationship grow even stronger as we support them on their 5G
journey. By supplying 24, 28 and 39 GHz mmWave high-band and CBRS
mid-band radios along with industry leading 4G and 5G products and
services, Ericsson will enable U.S. Cellular's customers to take
advantage of all of the speed and versatility that 5G networks have
to offer.
The high band spectrum equipment Ericsson will provide will help
U.S. Cellular customers experience faster speeds than ever before.
This type of 5G both enhances the mobile broadband services to
phones and tablets and allows for fiber-like speeds for Fixed
Wireless Access, FWA, in areas with limited high-speed broadband
options.
U.S. Cellular is beginning its multi-year deployment of 5G
mmWave now, with commercial availability planned for 2021.
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