For the second time this year, T-Mobile has signed a $3.5 billion deal with a supplier as part of their long term plan to be a leader in 5G. The first deal came earlier this summer when T-Mobile partnered with Nokia, and now the carrier has made a multi-billion dollar deal with Swedish supplier Ericsson. T-Mobile will utilize Ericsson as their supplier of 5G New Radio hardware, to be used in the buildout of their planned nationwide 5G network in the US.
“With this new Ericsson agreement we’re laying the groundwork for 5G – and with Sprint we can supercharge the 5G revolution,” said Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray, referencing the new deal as well as T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint.