VIL, Ericsson deep partnership to modernise postpaid services, augment network

Key Highlights

• Announcing the deepening of the partnership, the release said that since 2024, Ericsson has deployed new 5G and 4G sites, layer additions on existing sites and High-Performance Small Cell towers across 10 circles.
• “Vodafone Idea… has expanded its strategic partnership with Ericsson to modernise its postpaid services while supporting its ongoing network expansion across the country,” it said.
• Building on the migration of hundreds of millions of VIL prepaid subscribers to Ericsson Charging in 2023, the telecom operator has now chosen to deploy cloud-native ‘Ericsson Charging’ to support and expand its postpaid subscriber segment and “deliver innovative postpaid offers”, the release said.
• Put simply, Ericsson Charging is a modular, scalable, open, single convergent Online Charging System (OCS) — it aims to provide an effective route to capture and secure revenue streams and tap into business opportunities from both traditional telecom services as well as digital services, 5G and IoT.
• As per the release, the deal expands Ericsson’s existing footprint in VIL’s prepaid subscriber segment to include the postpaid business as well, making the telecom equipment company a major pan-India supplier of online charging solutions for both prepaid and postpaid customers.