Ericsson Wins Oman LTE Network Deployment Contract

Ericsson says that it has won a network upgrade contract in the Middle-East from Oman based Omantel. Ericsson is to build Omantel’s LTE network and transform Omantel’s Radio Access Network (RAN).

The agreement alos marks the beginning of a new managed services partnership between the two companies, in which Ericsson provided Omantel its assurance of operational efficiency and improved network quality.

Ericsson is also currently Omantel’s sole packet core vendor to both 2G and 3G data services.