MTN and Ericsson bring Managed Rural Coverage to Benin
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Ericsson has signed its first Managed Rural Coverage contract to provide
mobile connectivity as a service in parts of Benin where connectivity was
previously unavailable
* Satellite transmission and solar energy will be used to minimize costs and
emissions while improving the financial viability of these rural and low
population penetration areas
* MTN Benin has been a customer since 1999
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has signed its first Managed Rural Coverage deal with
MTN, bringing mobile coverage as a service to parts of central and northern
Benin where there was none previously. Managed Rural Coverage is a cost-
competitive solution whereby Ericsson enables operators to provide mobile
coverage for a set period according to service level agreements and defined key
performance indicators. In this case, Ericsson and MTN Benin have signed an
agreement for five years.
Despite the rapid growth in mobile communications, commercially viable business
models are still lacking in many rural areas. As a result, some 2.4 billion
people still do not have access to the internet. Under the terms of this
contract, access will be provided via low-power consumption Ericsson radio base
stations running on solar energy to avoid the high costs and emissions
associated with diesel generators. Transmission will be provided via satellite
to avoid the high costs and civil works associated with building a microwave
backhaul network in remote villages. In this way, it was possible to create a
business model to provide mobile coverage to parts of Benin where people have to
survive on less than 2 dollars a day.
Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Benin, says: "The overall mission of the MTN Group
is to make our customers' lives a whole lot brighter, and that starts with the
basics of providing mobile coverage. We're always interested in finding new ways
of connecting people from all walks of life in Benin. What matters to Benin,
matters to us, and with Ericsson's help, we are now able to provide mobile
coverage in areas where it previously did not exist. This connectivity allows
people in these areas to communicate with family, friends and acquaintances
which they previously could not do. We are also proud to see members of these
communities establishing themselves as MTN Mobile Money agents. We're keeping
true to our promise of leading the way and welcoming everyone into the bold new
digital world."
Jean-Claude Geha, Vice President and Head of Managed Services at Ericsson, says:
"Managed Rural Coverage is a new business model and it's great that we can now
announce our first contract with the leading operator not just in Benin, but in
Africa as a whole. Ericsson's Networked Society vision calls for us to connect
the unconnected because we believe that access to communication is a basic human
need, and Managed Rural Coverage allows us to do just that. We believe people in
rural parts of Benin will benefit greatly from their newfound mobile
connectivity, which greatly increases access to information and services that
support health, education and small businesses."
MTN Benin has been an Ericsson customer since 1999, with Ericsson serving as the
sole supplier of core, packet core, radio, transmission and charging system
nodes. In January, Ericsson and MTN Benin announced a partnership to retrieve
and safely dispose of electronic equipment that has reached end of life.
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