Ericsson, Nokia win big as VodafoneThree opens wallet for £11bn network investment
UK MNO names core network vendors to underpin its MOCN upgrade and rollout project. Ericsson secures role as merged operator’s senior core network vendor, while Nokia steps up for RAN delivery, and the pair set to cover the “majority, but not the entirety” of VodafoneThree’s eight-year network build…
This article includes:
- Themes: 5G Standalone (5G SA); Cloud-native infrastructure; Core network modernisation; Dual-mode 5G Core; Massive MIMO; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Mobile infrastructure investment; Multi-operator core network (MOCN); Network diversification; Network sharing; Open RAN; Radio access network (RAN); Strategic vendor selection; System-on-Chip; Tender process.
- Events: Appointment of Ericsson as core vendor; Completion of Spring 6 tender; Contract signing worth £2bn; Deployment of Nokia AirScale; Launch of MOCN service; Marketing campaign rollout; Nokia re-entry into UK RAN market; Removal of Huawei from UK core; VodafoneThree network investment announcement.
- People: Maria Koutsoudakis.
- Geographic: United Kingdom.
- Organisations: Beacon Communication Services; Circet Wireless; Cisco Systems; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Ericsson; Huawei; Leo UK; M Group; Nokia; TelcoTitans; Three UK; Vodafone UK; VodafoneThree; Virgin Media O2; Wonderhood Studios; ZTE.
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