Ericsson has been tapped by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad's (ICE) to be the main network supplier for the carrier's 5G network deployment in Costa Rica.
Although it was confirmed in May that Ericsson had landed the contract, estimated to be worth $220 million, the vendor revealed further details last week.
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The agreement will see Ericsson provide its 5G RAN and 5G Core for ICE's network. Ericsson said it will deploy its dual-mode 5G Core, alongside 4G and 5G RAN solutions.
State-owned ICE provides mobile services through its retail brand Kölbi. Ericsson's contract with the carrier will pave the way for use cases such as network slicing, cybersecurity, open and standardized interfaces, advanced management capabilities, and LTE RAN expansion.
