Ooredoo inks 5-year frame agreement with Ericsson for radio, core and transmission

NEW DELHI: Qatari telecoms operator Ooredoo has signed a five-year frame agreement with Ericsson for 2G, 3G and 4G radio, core and transmissions solutions. It also covers Mobile Softswitching and Evolved Packet Core, MINI-LINK microwave transmission equipment.

Under the agreement, Ericsson Software model which will help Ooredoo launch new functionalities with a shorter time to market.

“Using these solutions, Ooredoo's network performance will improve to meet growing end-user expectations,” the company said.

"This group frame agreement will allow us to benefit from Ericsson's latest hardware, software and services. It will allow us to differentiate our end user offering and will give us the competitive edge that we need,” said Ahmed Al Derbesti, COO, Ooredoo Group.

"From this end, our customers have realized the need to transform their networks. Today's collaboration with Ooredoo Group is a testimonial of our continuous support to meet their ambitions of delivering best performing networks that can provide superior customer experience for their subscribers,” said Rafiah Ibrahim, Head of Ericsson, Region Middle East and Africa.