Swedish communication technology major Ericsson launched two new products in India aimed at reducing telecom operators’ expenditure by enabling higher capacities.

“Video and social media are driving the dramatic increase in data traffic; and growing smartphone penetration and rapidly changing data usage patterns have put a lot of focus on network performance,” said Nitin Bansal, Head of Network products, Ericsson India. “This range of dual-band radio solutions have been designed to help Indian operators address this heightened demand by increasing capacity, improving coverage outdoors and indoors, while enabling significant opex (operational expenditure) benefits.”

Operators presently have to install separate radios for different spectrum bands. Ericsson has effectively combined two radio boxes into one common box, thus saving space on the tower and also consuming less power.

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