"Vodafone has chosen Ericsson as its exclusive radio access network (RAN) supplier across Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal, in a five-year deal that the comms tech provider says marks one of the most significant network modernisation programmes in Europe, redefining network performance, automation and sustainability. In addition to becoming Vodafone's sole RAN supplier in the aforementioned territories, the partnership will also see Ericsson act as a major partner in Germany, Romania and Egypt."
"Indeed, the partners see that the modernisation of Vodafone's RAN infrastructure and management will lay the foundation for widespread deployment of 5G Standalone, enabling Vodafone to offer differentiated connectivity services with guaranteed, performance-based characteristics for their consumer and enterprise customers. Under the partnership, Vodafone will deploy Open RAN-compatible Massive MIMO radios and RAN Compute offerings, as well as 5G Advanced RAN software capabilities across networks in these markets."
"The pan-European deal also sees the introduction of the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform and a number of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered rApps, which will be deployed market-by-market to deliver automated RAN optimisation, energy efficiency and management of the multi-supplier network. Germany will be the first market to deploy the platform and rApps for Ericsson and multi-supplier RAN management, with work beginning in the fourth quarter of 2025."
Vodafone chose Ericsson as exclusive RAN supplier across Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal for five years, with Ericsson as a major partner in Germany, Romania and Egypt. Modernisation of Vodafone's RAN infrastructure will enable widespread deployment of 5G Standalone and differentiated, performance-guaranteed connectivity for consumer and enterprise customers. Vodafone will deploy Open RAN-compatible Massive MIMO radios, RAN Compute and 5G Advanced RAN software across these markets. The deal introduces the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform and AI-powered rApps to deliver automated RAN optimisation, energy efficiency and multi-supplier network management, with Germany scheduled to begin deployment in Q4 2025. Ericsson's AI and automation aim to improve real-time network management, operational efficiency and monetisation opportunities.
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