Small Cell as a Service powers Wi-Fi networks across India
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* 30,000 carrier-grade Wi-Fi access points rolled out for Ozone across India
* Ericsson to provide and manage Wi-Fi technology for a period of five years,
under an as-a-Service model
* Ericsson to support Ozone with opportunities for monetizing the Wi-Fi
network
Ozone Networks, India's leading public neutral Wi-Fi provider, has signed a
Small Cell as a Service agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to provide a
neutral carrier-grade Wi-Fi network across India.
Ericsson offers Small Cell as a Service with a variety of different business
models to suit environments such as connected venues, connected streets and
connected enterprises. This deal is an example of the connected venue
application, as Ozone's Wi-Fi network will serve restaurants, cafés, shops and
malls.
Sanjeev Sarin, Chief Executive Officer at Ozone, says: "In today's world,
consumers like to be connected at all times, which means that network capacity
becomes an extremely important factor. Deployment of Ericsson's Small Cell as a
Service offering will enable us to better manage consumer expectations in ultra-
dense environments. The partnership will also ensure that Ozone is able to
establish the neutral Wi-Fi model in India, which will help the Indian
Government make the right to internet access a reality for every Indian."
In the first stage of the project, Ericsson will provide Ozone with 30,000 Wi-Fi
access points and network management nodes and tools, as well as a variety of
options for monetizing the Wi-Fi network. These include opportunities for
offering telecommunications operators the chance to reduce the data burden on
their network by utilizing the neutral Wi-Fi network to carry some of the
traffic.
Jean-Claude Geha, Vice President and Head of Managed Services at Ericsson, says:
"Small Cell as a Service is an innovative offering that enables operators to
increase network capacity in environments where it isn't practical to build
parallel networks. Our ability to plan, design and operate networks in all types
of environments enables us to propose a package of services that is customized
to meet any customer's needs. In this particular project, we are discussing a
variety of options that Ozone can use to monetize its network, including the
possibility of data-offload agreements with other operators."
Ericsson will provide Wi-Fi technology based on an as-a-Service model, and
manage it according to a service level agreement for a period of five years.
Ericsson launched Small Cell as a Service at this year's Mobile World Congress
in Barcelona. With this offering, Ericsson provides small cell technology,
designs, plans, builds and optimizes networks, and then manages them on behalf
of its customers, based on long-term as-a-Service contracts. Ericsson has a
comprehensive portfolio of carrier-grade Wi-Fi products that can be utilized to
reduce deployment and troubleshooting time while collating valuable network
statistics, trends and usage information.
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