(MENAFN- Weber Shandwick) Ericsson and AT&T are collaborating in an industry-defining roughly USD 14 billion five-year network transformation and digitalization strategic agreement to pioneer the path to programmable and intelligent networks of the future. The deal is the largest financially in Ericsson’s history.
Ericsson will deploy a wide range of Ericsson 5G Open Radio Access Networks products and solutions to support AT&T’s nationwide Open RAN ambitions in the U.S.
The company will build a 5G network platform for AT&T, utilizing cloud-native technologies built on O-RAN standardized interfaces – with industry scale, cost efficiency, sustainability and high performance top of mind. Through time AT&T and Ericsson will transform this to a cloud-native open network.
Ericsson will utilize its recently expanded 5G Smart Factory in…