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Ericsson announced a major win to supply Vivo’s 4G/LTE network in the North and Mid-Western regions of Brazil, as well as the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Bahia and Sergipe. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Vivo is Brazil’s largest operator serving 75.7 million mobile subscribers.
The 4G/LTE network will use Ericsson’s RBS 6000 multi-standard radio base stations.
This marks Ericsson’s second LTE win in Brazil.
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