Ericsson has confirmed a contract with Costa Rica’s state-owned electricity and telecommunications provider, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), to deploy a 5G Standalone (SA) network for its telecom division, Kölbi.
The project will include Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core, 4G and 5G radio access network solutions, network slicing, cybersecurity features and open interfaces, alongside the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform (EIAP) for managing multi-vendor networks.
ICE will also trial Ericsson’s AI-powered anomaly optimisation applications to improve network detection, performance and resilience. The deployment marks Ericsson’s first EIAP implementation in Latin America.
The contract comes as ICE and Kölbi accelerate their 5G rollout, following deployments by competitors Claro and Liberty Costa Rica in major cities and metropolitan areas.
Source : www.developingtelecoms.com
