NBN Co signs $1,134 billion LTE contract with Ericsson

摘要

Australia's NBN (National Broadband Network) Co has chosen Sweden-based telecom equipment maker Ericsson to help it deploy LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in rural areas. A report in ARN suggests that the value of this 10-year contract is expected to be $1.134 billion. This marks the second Australian LTE deal for Ericsson in 2011. It was previously chosen by Telstra to deploy its 4G 1800MHz network.