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Chilean market leader Telefónica Chile has selected Ericsson to virtualise its core network.

A fully virtualised core network provides the operator with faster time-to-market of innovative new products and services that capture the opportunities presented by use cases in 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Under the terms of the new deal, Ericsson will deploy its Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) solution, including virtual EPC, virtual IMS, virtual AAA and NFVi. This provides Telefónica Chile with the largest number of virtualised telco applications in a shared resource environment known as UNICA.

Nicolás Brancoli, Head of Customer Unit South Latin America, says: “As market leaders in key 5G technologies such as NFV and SDN, Ericsson is helping operators around the world to evolve their existing networks toward 5G. With this deal, we will deliver the first 5G Ready Core network in the country to Telefónica Chile.”

Ericsson will virtualise all telecommunications applications into a shared environment known as UNICA, with three data centres in operation across the country. Installation, project management, network optimisation, training and Managed Services are part of the agreement. Complete rollout and live service is expected during Q2, 2018.

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