Bharti Airtel signs multi-billion deal with Ericsson for 4G, 5G expansion

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has signed a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar agreement with Swedish telecom equipment provider Ericsson to extend its 4G and 5G contracts, the company said in a press statement on Wednesday.

“As per the new contract, Ericsson will deploy centralised RAN and Open RAN-ready solutions for network transformation which will help customers with wider coverage and enhanced capacity on the network.