Mobilicity taps Ericsson to manage new 3G network

TORONTO – New wireless entrant Mobilicity has signed a five-year contract with Ericsson to manage its soon-to-be-launched 3G network.The Swedish telecom equipment-maker will handle the “day-to-day network operations” as well as be responsible for front-and-back-office operations and field maintenance in Mobilicity's new network, the companies announced Tuesday."There's a huge benefit in having Ericsson monitor and maintain our state-of-the-art 3G network," said Mobilicity president and CEO Dave Dobbin, in the announcement. "No one knows how to run a network better than Ericsson. And, as a low-cost mobile operator, it makes a lot of sense to partner with best-in-class providers who can...