Ericsson awarded Electronic Product Code network contract by Mobily

Mobily has selected Ericsson to provide EPC (Electronic Product Code) networks in the western region of Saudi Arabia, boosting the mobile data network router capacity four-fold.

As part of the agreement, Ericsson will upgrade the EPC network with the Evolved Packet Gateway based on the SSR 8000 family to support LTE and prepare the network for Voice over LTE (VoLTE).

As part of the agreement, Ericsson will also provide systems integration, design and managed services, extending the scope of the existing managed services partnership with Mobily, which began in 2005.

To date, Ericsson has been awarded 51 contracts for the SSR 8000 family of Smart Service Routers, which is one of the key components of its 4G IP network vision.