India's Bharti Airtel on Wednesday signed a "multi-billion" dollar deal with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its 4G and 5G coverage in the world's second-largest smartphone market.

Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel has given Ericsson a multi-year, multi-billion extension agreement to improve its 4G and 5G RAN products and solutions, the firm announced in a stock market filing on Wednesday.

Andres Vicente, Head of Ericsson South-east Asia, Oceania and India said, "This partnership extension reflects our shared vision to build a robust 4G and 5G infrastructure for Bharti Airtel to serve the connectivity needs of its customer base - including the new 5G use cases as they emerge.

Telecom player Bharti Airtel has awarded a multi-year, multi-billion extension deal to Ericsson to enhance its 4G and 5G RAN products and solutions, the company said in its stock exchange filing on Wednesday.

Ericsson has secured a new contract with Bharti Airtel to deploy centralised RAN (Radio Access Network) and Open RAN-ready solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance the capacity and coverage of Airtel’s network, thereby improving the overall customer experience for its users.

Ericsson has secured a multi-year extension deal with Bharti Airtel for 4G and 5G solutions, enhancing network capacity and coverage.

Bharti Airtel tied up with Ericsson for a multi-billion Dollar , multi-year deal. Ericsson will run Airtel's 4G and 5G operations in India across multiple-years. Airtel-Ericsson Deal: What Are The Particulars?