Ericsson announced an exclusive contract to supply broadband solutions for the planned King Abdullah Economic City, a massive development along the coast of the Red Sea backed by over $26.6 billion in funding.
Ericsson said the project represents its first GPON- enabled IPTV contract in Saudi Arabia, the first fiber optic contract and the first fixed-network IMS contract where Ericsson provides systems integration and network rollout services. The contract brings together products from Ericsson’s major acquisitions – Entrisphere, Marconi, Redback and TANDBERG Television – and the company’s telecom services portfolio.http://www.ericsson.comhttp://www.kingabdullahcity.com/en/