- Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson have jointly deployed its Radio Dot System at Radboud University, Netherlands - the first live enterprise deployment of the system, according to the companies. Ericsson Radio Dot System allows quick indoor deployment and most efficient integration into macro-network.
Ericsson said that Radio Dot System improves indoor performance for mobile broadband users, removing bottlenecks by providing coverage to different kinds of users in medium to large indoor locations using an innovative antenna element - a radio dot - which enables high performance mobile broadband. The Ericsson Radio Dot System is an integral part of Vodafone's new enterprise in-building solutions portfolio, an innovation to solve limited in-building mobile coverage and capacity without relying on the availability of macro coverage outside the building.
The company also added that the radio dot system leverages some of the features found in Ericsson's macro base station, including Carrier Aggregation and Combined Cell for WCDMA and LTE and also supports integration with Ericsson's carrier Wi-Fi portfolio for seamless user experience across mobile coverage and WiFi.
Mallik Rao, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Netherlands
Enterprise customers are an important part of our business and addressing their need for fast and reliable indoor mobile connectivity is high on our agenda. The Ericsson Radio Dot System is an efficient way of enhancing our indoor coverage and capacity.
Arun Bansal, VP and Head of Business Unit Radio, Ericsson
As a strategic network supplier to Vodafone, Ericsson is delivering on our promise to work closely with Vodafone to expand their opportunities in the enterprise market with the Ericsson Radio Dot System. The system is a key differentiator of Ericsson's Mobile Enterprise strategy to empower mobile and converged operators to deliver integrated cloud, connectivity and communications as-a-service to their enterprise customers.
