Ericsson to support Chunghwa Telecom's LTE expansion
June 30 2015 - 2:00AM
- Ericsson supplies Chunghwa Telecom's entire core
network and RAN in Taiwan's most populated areas, including Taipei
city
- Ericsson will support Chunghwa Telecom to develop
strategy for enterprise customers
- Small cells to provide high-performance
connectivity and best experience
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced an LTE
expansion contract with Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (NYSE:CHT), the
largest telecom operator in Taiwan. The agreement will further
boost Chunghwa Telecom's 4G LTE coverage and capacity with the
latest Ericsson mobile broadband technology, and ensure customers
will be able to enjoy an enhanced 4G experience.
In response to the rapid take-up of 4G
subscriptions and data traffic, Chunghwa Telecom's LTE expansion,
including small cell build-out, will address the increasing
capacity demand to deliver more music, video, and value-added
business services to drive revenue growth. Ericsson will continue
to serve as sole supplier for the entire core network, including a
multi-access Evolved Packet Core, and as a major supplier for RAN
in Taiwan's most populated areas, including Taipei city.
Lin Kuo-Feng, President of Chunghwa Telecom Mobile
Business Group, says: "The rapid growth of 4G subscriptions has
exceeded our expectations. We see a huge data demand, and shifting
consumer behavior to more data-centric services. We are pleased to
keep leveraging Ericsson's global practices to offer the
best-of-breed mobile network, advance user experience and to
develop applications for enterprise customers."
Jan Signell, Head of Region North East Asia at
Ericsson, says: "This further demonstrates our commitment to our
long term strategic business relationship with Chunghwa Telecom. As
a major supplier to Taiwan's largest operator, it is our mutual
interests to not only deliver a superior network to optimize
customer experience, but also create new revenue opportunities for
Chunghwa Telecom in the enterprise business segment."
Ericsson is today present in all high traffic LTE
markets including the US, Japan, and South Korea, and is ranked
first for handling the most global LTE traffic - 40 percent of the
world's mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks.
Ericsson is number one in LTE market share within the world's top
100 cities. More than 220 LTE RAN and Evolved Packet Core
networks have been delivered worldwide, of which 170 are live
commercially.
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