Global Infrastructure SherpaLiberty Costa Rica partners with Ericsson for 5G network deployment
Liberty Costa Rica and Ericsson signed a six-year agreement to deploy 5G Standalone mobile services in Costa Rica, with Ericsson supplying its dual-mode 5G Core product and radios for over 1,400 sites.
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The agreement is a six-year partnership: "The two companies signed a strategic six-year agreement last year to deploy 5G Standalone mobile services in the Central American country." Ericsson will supply its dual-mode 5G Core product, Massive MIMO TDD radio AIR 3255, millimeter wave AIR 5322, and single-band Radio 4432 radios: "As part of the partnership, Ericsson will deploy its dual-mode 5G Core product, along with more than 1,400 sites. Ericsson will provide its Massive MIMO TDD radio AIR 3255, millimeter wave AIR 5322, and single-band Radio 4432 radios for the deployment." These radios will operate in the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz frequency bands: "These radios will operate in the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz frequency bands." Liberty plans to focus its initial launch for the country's tourism sector: "Liberty plans to focus its initial launch for the country's tourism sector." Early tests yielded download speeds exceeding 1 Gbps and upload speeds above 100 Mbps: "Ericsson noting that early tests have yielded download speeds exceeding 1 Gbps and upload speeds above 100 Mbps."
"Liberty Costa Rica has commercially launched the first sites of its 5G network in Costa Rica across multiple regions."
"The carrier announced the expansion of 5G services in the country with its network partner Ericsson this week."
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