Telefónica has selected Ericsson selected as its LTE vendor for the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, among others. The roll out cover about 1000 nodes in 2013, in order to support Telefonica’s goal to take 4G to as many customers as possible already this year. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Telefónica Picks Ericsson for LTE in Madrid and Barcelona

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