Ericsson Powers Up Ameren's Private Critical Communications Network

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced delivery of its industry-leading Radio Access Network (RAN) and its role to help power up Ameren's private communications network. This milestone is the result of a recently signed 10-year infrastructure and service partnership agreement between Ericsson and Ameren, an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri to deploy the private communications infrastructure.

"Ameren is modernizing our grid, including deployment of a private network structure that will allow us to better serve customers. This technology will mean improved reliability, faster response time, grid security and lower costs for customers as we combine to a single standard solution," said Chris Vana, senior director of engineering and architecture at Ameren. "Ericsson has been a market leader in mission-critical private networks, and they are a trusted partner on our communications grid modernization journey. We are excited by our current and future opportunities with this partnership