Mobile operator Telenor has given a five-year contract to Ericsson for multivendor managed services to support its nationwide network rollout in Myanmar, LteWorld reports. Late last year, Telenor also signed an agreement with Ericsson to supply radio-access network (RAN) and associated services for a significant portion of Telenor\'s network which is expected to cover 90 percent of the country\'s population of more than 60 million, in five years.

This will be a multi-standard network with 2G and 3G to provide voice service and high-speed data connectivity. Ericsson\'s multi-standard network will be used in the deployment with 2G and 3G equipment that can be upgraded for future needs. The multi-standard network combines GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, LTE, IP-based transport systems, and its common Operations Support Systems in a RAN to provide flexibility in tailoring the networks to the traffic profile in different parts of the country, and integrate new spectrum bands as they become available.