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Aviat Networks inks private networks deal with Smartfren

Aviat said the deal targets Indonesian private networks and enterprises including hospitals, agriculture, mining, buildings, oil and gas companies, factories, smart cities and other vertical industries

Aviat Networks, has put in place strategic collaboration agreement with Indonesian telco PT Smartfren Telecom to deliver high speed wireless connectivity, private wireless networks and industry digitalization and automation services to private networks customers across Indonesia.

In a release, Aviat Networks said that according to Omdia, by 2027, private LTE and 5G networks combined will have a total market size of $7.4 billion worldwide. The firm noted this new partnership will leverage the capabilities of both companies to deliver IoT technology, 4G/5G private networks and ICT solutions to Indonesian private networks and enterprises including hospitals, agriculture, mining, buildings, oil and gas companies, factories, smart cities and other vertical industries.

The objective of the agreement is to serve Indonesian customers through pre-sales and solution engineering, joint sales and market opportunity development and integrated customer service and support, Aviat said.

Aviat also said it will serve as solutions provider for all equipment and services related to Smartfren’s private networks offering.

Smartfren currently operates a 4G network with more than 43,000 base stations spread in over 285 cities across Indonesia.

In November 2023, Aviat Networks completd its acquisition of the wireless transport business of Japanese company NEC. The company noted the completion of this acquisition significantly increases the scale of Aviat Networks and enhances the company’s product portfolio.

“We are pleased to close this transaction and further solidify our position as the leading wireless transport specialist company,” Pete Smith, CEO of Aviat Networks, had said. “Now with the two businesses’ products and services together, Aviat will be able to offer a superior solution to its combined customers around the world.”

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Juan Pedro Tomás
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Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to RCR, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.