Technology & IT | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 12:00 am |

• Etisalat is the first telecom operator in Egypt to deploy Ericsson’s innovative Radio Dot system
• Ericsson Radio Dot system is designed for quick indoor deployment and efficient integration into macro-network, delivering superior customer experience while enabling high-end key services such as Voice over LTE, HD voice and mobile broadband

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Etisalat have partnered to deploy Ericsson’s innovative Radio Dot system. This is the first implementation of its kind in Egypt and demonstrates the solution’s capabilities catering to the fast-growing demand for data traffic in Egypt.
Ericsson Radio Dot system is the most cost-effective, no-compromise solution to indoor coverage challenges. It is a game-changer designed to support operators in consistently delivering a better user experience for both voice and data in the broadest range of enterprise buildings and public venues.
Ericsson’s solution fully integrates with Etisalat’s network and provides seamless coverage for Etisalat’s consumer and enterprise customers in the broadest range of in-building deployment scenarios, ensuring consistent delivery of excellent customer experience in voice and data services.
Khalid Murshed, Etisalat CTO says: “Ericsson’s Radio Dot system will enable us to offer our customers a better user experience. We are consistently placing the needs of our customers first, and this system will ensure that they enjoy the best possible indoor mobile connectivity.”

Isil Ozturk Yalcin, Head of Ericsson Customer Unit North East Africa, says; “Our Radio Dot system delivers the high performance standards that Etisalat demands. Our belief is that state-of-the-art technology is vital for operators to provide the customer experience to succeed in competitive markets, such as Egypt. With this solution, we will be proudly assisting the people of Egypt to continue on the path to the Networked Society.”

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About Ericsson’s Radio Dot System
With its Radio Dot System, Ericsson is redefining the concept of indoor small cells with the industry’s most cost-effective and modular high performance indoor radio system, enabling operators to address a wide range of in-building environments with a common solution. This has clear operational benefits for the operator but is also important to CIOs, IT Managers and building owners and managers who may be responsible for multi-location businesses and campuses where individual buildings can vary greatly in size and user traffic.
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