Ericsson has been selected by Korean communication service provider LG U+ as a 5G radio access network (RAN) vendor for its 3.5 GHz Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network, the Swedish vendor said in a statement.
Ericsson also said it has already been selected by LG U+ as a preferred 5G core network vendor. In South Korea, Ericsson had also inked 5G agreements with rival operators SK Telecom and KT Corp.
Under the terms of the new contract Ericsson is deploying 3GPP standards-based 5G New Radio (NR) hardware and software from Ericsson Radio System.
