The leading Japanese operator KDDI has selected Ericsson as one of the prime vendors to deploy its LTE system and Evolved Packet Core network for the first time. Ericsson will provide system integration and implementation services for radio access network which is based on LTE FDD. Ericsson, according to a statement, serves approximately 50 percent of the world's LTE smartphone traffic, involving more than 180 LTE RAN and Evolved Packet Core networks that have been delivered worldwide, of which more than 110 have gone live commercially.
Jan Signell, Head of Region North East Asia at Ericsson, says: "Ericsson has been collaborating closely with KDDI to demonstrate the value of our globally recognized LTE solution. We firmly believe that KDDI's subscribers will benefit from the superior user experience and time to market of new technology that our global LTE solution provides. We are proud that KDDI is entrusting us to deliver these values." Read More Japan's KDDI selects Ericsson for LTE
