Bell first to deploy Ericsson’s made-in-Canada indoor 5G solution

Ericsson Canada and Bell announced Wednesday the Canadian telecom will be the first to deploy Ericsson’s Canada-developed Indoor Fusion 8828 5G solution, which seamlessly combines radio and baseband functionalities in one unit to provide enhanced wireless coverage indoors. Developed in Ottawa by the Ericsson Radio team in 2023, the Indoor Fusion 8828 is a compact, plug-and-play 5G solution aimed at businesses in small and medium-sized buildings, such as coffee shops, retail stores, movie theatres and restaurants. Using Ericsson’s Radio Dot System (RDS), the Indoor Fusion 8828 supports up to four Radio Dots, delivering multi-Gbps speeds, and delivers reliable 5G connectivity for smaller...