Ericsson radio base station milestone achieved in record time

It took Ericsson 20 years to install one million radio base stations as announced in 2007, but has only taken a further three years to deliver the next million. The two millionth radio base station was an Ericsson RBS 6000 unit, delivered in August as part of a mobile broadband network expansion project.

Ericsson’s RBS 6000 is a multi-standard, energy-efficient base station that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA and LTE in a single package

“Ericsson’s milestone delivery is proof of the explosive growth of mobile broadband,” commented Ericsson’s vice president and head of radio networks Ulf Ewaldsson. “The exponential growth in consumer adoption, data speeds and technology advancements continues to transform the way people communicate. As the world leader in mobile communications, Ericsson is proud of its role in advancing the industry.”

A main driver of the acceleration of deliveries is Ericsson’s RBS 6000, a multi-standard, energy-efficient base station that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA and LTE in a single package.