Ericsson and eircom sign 80m contract

Ericsson and eircom have announced an €80m five-year contract, which will see Ericsson becoming the sole vendor for eircom’s radio access solutions for 4G LTE, 3G and 2G mobile technologies across the world.The move could see the creation of jobs in the coming years.
The annoucement was made today at Ericsson’s Athlone campus, with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton in attendance.
Asked if the contract would lead to the creation of jobs at Ericsson, MD of Ericsson Ireland Traoloch Collins said Ericsson had already announced 120 jobs earlier this year, part of which was in anticipation of today’s announcement and he expected this would grow over the coming years.
The deal includes multi-standard radio base station equipment from the Ericsson RBS 6000 family, LTE RAN software and upgrades of existing 2G and 3G access network software. Ericsson will also provide support services for the equipment throughout the duration of the agreement.