NEWS
Ericsson and Elisa pilot private
networks in Finland
E
ricsson, an industry leader in providing connectivity services, has
joined with Elisa, the Finnish-based telecommunications, ICT and
online service company, to pilot private networks in Finland.
Designed to help service providers offer scalable, mission-critical
broadband solutions for industries and public safety agencies, the
Ericsson Private Networks solution will enable Elisa’s enterprise
customers to gain control of users, devices and traffic on the local
private networks, providing greater security and an increased
capacity for high demand.
The pilot tests were conducted at Elisa’s facilities in the first of half
of 2019 using a pre-packaged Ericsson Private Network solution that
included Ericsson Enterprise Core, Router 6000 and Radio Dot System
for indoor coverage.
Eetu Prieur, Director of Mobile Solutions at Elisa, commented: “Private
networks are expected to spread throughout different industries.
Forerunner companies have already identified the benefits of private
networks: guaranteed capacity, reliability and security.”
Manuel Ruiz, Head of Mission Critical and Private Networks at
Ericsson, said: “The Ericsson Private Networks solution comes at a
time when capacity, security and other critical communication needs
are prompting industries to seek out their own private networks. With
its own dedicated networks for enterprises, Elisa will be able to better
adapt its service to specific industrial customer needs.”
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Vodafone completes acquisition of
European Liberty Global assets
V
odafone Group Plc has announced that it
has completed the acquisition of Liberty
Global’s operations in Germany and the
Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania (CEE)
for a total enterprise value of €18.4 billion. next-generation network reach of 124
million homes and businesses. Almost half
of Vodafone’s consumer European service
revenues now come from growing fixed and
converged services.
Vodafone now becomes Europe’s leading
converged operator with 54 million cable
and fibre households ‘on-net’ and a total Vodafone Group CEO, Nick Read, said:
“With the acquisition of Liberty’s assets
in Germany and CEE, we have completed
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our transformation into Europe’s leading
converged operator.
“Not only have we reshaped our business,
becoming the owner of the largest
gigabit-capable next-generation network
infrastructure in the region, we are now able
to play our part in realising the digital society
for millions of customers.”
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