True Corporation has selected Ericsson as a 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) vendor for building its 5G network in Thailand.

Ericsson, which currently has 31 5G live networks in 17 countries Radio System will enable True to operate 5G on 700MHz (low-band), 2.6GHz (mid-band) and 26GHz (high-band) frequencies in the North, Central-West, and Upper South regions of Thailand.

Sweden-based Ericsson is already supplying 3G network and 4G network to True.

True is deploying active antenna products to support beam-forming functions that cut wireless signal interference and improve 5G speed. True will benefit from increased system capacity and improved 5G user experience through 4G / 5G dual connectivity and LTE-New Radio downlink data aggregation functions.

Ericsson Radio System enables cost-effective network evolution towards 5G, allowing True to launch the new technology and grow 5G coverage fast. Ericsson Radio System helps communications service providers to reduce cost per gigabyte for their mobile broadband business.