Ericsson in broadband deal for Saudi tech city

Ericsson is to supply, build, integrate operate and manage multiplay communications infrastructure for Saudi Arabia's high-tech flagship, King Abdullah Economic City.
The five-year sole-supplier partnership agreement with Emaar, developer of the smart-city project, is the first for an end-to-end fixed network in Saudi Arabia.
This turnkey agreement award breaks new ground in Saudi Arabia as Ericsson's first GPON- enabled IPTV contract, the first fiber optic contract and the first fixed-network IMS contract where Ericsson provides systems integration and network rollout services.
Services such as IP telephony, movies-on-demand, personalized TV, Super fast Internet and data services are being provided at competitive prices for King Abdullah Economic City's 2 mln residents.