Ericsson delivers 2 millionth radio base station

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Ericsson installed its two millionth radio base station, Ericsson RBS 6000 unit, as part of a mobile broadband network expansion project.

Ericsson had one million radio base stations in 2007.

"Ericsson's milestone delivery is proof of the explosive growth of mobile broadband," said Ericsson's VP and head of Radio Networks Ulf Ewaldsson. "The exponential growth in consumer adoption, data speeds and technology advancements continues to transform the way people communicate. As the world leader in mobile communications, Ericsson is proud of its role in advancing the industry." 

Ericsson's RBS 6000 is a multi-standard, energy-efficient base station that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA and LTE in a single package.

The RBS 6000 series products are available in indoor, outdoor and main-remote packages.

The company claims that the RBS 6000 series substantially reduces power consumption by 20 to 65 percent compared to earlier Ericsson radio base stations.