Sweden, Oct. 14 -- Ericsson and Vodafone, one of the world's leading telecommunications companies, have announced a five-year strategic partnership to modernize Vodafone's network footprint using Ericsson's high-performing programmable network solutions across several key markets.Ericsson will be Vodafone's sole RAN vendor in Ireland, Netherlands, and Portugal, as well as a major vendor in Germany, Romania, and Egypt. This move further deepens the long-standing, strategic relationship between the two companies.The modernization of Vodafone's RAN infrastructure and management will lay the foundation for widespread deployment of 5G Standalone, enabling Vodafone to offer differentiated connectivity solutions with guaranteed, performance-based ...