Celcom Axiata ties up with Ericsson and Huawei to upgrade LTE network

Better network: (from left) Liu, Shazalli, Ericsson Malaysia and Sri Lanka head Todd Ashton and Celcom Axiata Bhd chief of operations, technology, digital and enabler officer Ramanathan Sathiamutty after the signing ceremony to mark Celcom’s tie-up with Huawei and Ericsson.

KUALA LUMPUR: Celcom Axiata Bhd has tied up with Ericsson Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd as main network infrastructure partners to integrate, deploy and manage its fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network developments.

Chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly said the mobile telecommunications provider has set aside RM1.8bil to RM2.2bil, which includes spectrum refarming costs, to deploy the infrastructure over the next five years.