Ericsson awarded TDD LTE contract in Iraq

Ericsson has been awarded a contract to deploy Iraq’s first TDD based LTE network in the country, on behalf of the Internet and communications provider, Tishknet.

The service will be launched in the north eastern Kurdistan region.

The agreement includes the Ericsson RBS 6000 family of base stations along with the company’s Evolved Packet Core network, with Evolved Packet Gateway on the SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers.

Tishknet is a new customer to Ericsson and both companies will work together to establish a long term plan for LTE across Iraq.