Tele2 (UK) Selects Newbridge Networks to Deliver IP-Based
Service Platform
Tele2 (UK) to Roll Out IP Services Throughout the UK
Maidenhead, UK, January 20, 2000 € Newbridge Networks (NYSE:
NN; TSE: NNC) today announced that it has been awarded a £10
million contract by Tele2 (UK) Ltd € the pioneering high
speed wireless data communications company € to provide an
Internet protocol (IP)-based service platform to deliver
high speed, competitively priced Internet, extranet and
intranet services. Tele2 (UK)€s service provides wireless
broadband solutions up to six times faster and 80 percent
cheaper than other sources to private customers, as well as
small and medium-sized businesses.
The contract awarded is for the supply of Newbridge 36100
MainStreet® remote access concentrators and the Newbridge®
Timestep IPSEC security solution. The contract includes
ongoing, on-site service support to meet Tele2 (UK)€s needs
as its network expands.
By deploying the Newbridge technology, Tele2 (UK) is able to
leap to the next generation of Internet and corporate
intranet communications. Using advanced digital wireless
technology, which eliminates the need for costly cables,
Tele2 (UK) delivers enormous practical benefits in terms of
functionality, simplicity and cost.
€Tele2 (UK) is the first company in the world to offer such
a service to customers. The wireless technology used
provides a permanent, high-speed connection to the Internet
at a fraction of the cost of ISDN and leased line services.
And because we provide access straight to the Internet, we
act as the telco and Internet service provider all in one,€
said Peter Scrope, Chairman, Tele2 (UK).
He added, €The rapid pace of Tele2 (UK)€s expansion requires
a sturdy, reliable infrastructure, hence our ongoing
relationship with Newbridge Networks. Tele2 (UK) has been
trialing this service in the Thames Valley for over 12
months and as a result of its success, we are now
aggressively expanding the service across the UK, starting
with Nottingham, Leicester, Leeds and Bradford in the first
quarter of 2000 and aiming to achieve 60 percent coverage of
the population by 2003.€
€We have worked very closely with Tele2 (UK) over the past
12 months to develop a multi-level relationship through
which we have gained an in-depth understanding of its
business needs and its target markets,€ said Andreas Dohmen,
executive vice president and general manager, Europe, Middle
East and Africa, Newbridge Networks. € We have been
instrumental in the development of the IP services they will
be offering. Due to the success of this project, Newbridge
Networks was recently awarded the prestigious position as
Tele 2 (UK)'s Strategic €Partner in IP Networking€ within
the UK. We look forward to continuing to support the
company as it rolls out and expands its services across the
UK.€
Tele2 (UK) Ltd is a public telecommunications operator
pioneering broadband wireless data communications services,
providing faster and cheaper connections than ISDN, at up to
2 Megabits per second. The service is used for high speed
Internet access and intranet services and is designed
principally for small and medium sized businesses and small
office/home office workers. Tele2 (UK) is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MIC), a
leading developer and operator of cellular telephone
services worldwide with 30 cellular operations in 19
countries. MIC also operates the world€s largest GSM
clearing house.
MIC has a 35 percent interest in a successful track record
in the UK, having previously been a major shareholder of
other UK ventures including Vodafone and Microtel (Orange).
The company was originally called Liberty Communications,
and was renamed Tele2 (UK) in April 1997 to fall in line
with Tele2 Europe S.A., which is part of a joint venture
between Millicom and Industriförvaltnings A.B. Kinnevik
(Kinnevik) SEC which operates the Tele2 brand in deregulated
telecommunications markets in Europe.
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and
services wide area networking solutions for Internet service
providers; local, long-distance, and wireless communications
companies; cable television carriers; and corporate
customers in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages
its relationship with Newbridge Affiliate companies and
strategic alliances with numerous other networking companies
to deliver complete, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge
customers include the world€s 350 largest telecommunications
service providers and more than 10,000 corporations,
government organisations and other institutions. Founded in
1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on six
continents. News and information are available at
www.newbridge.com
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Networks Corporation.
Media: Abi Connor 01628 428 729
aconnor@newbridge.com
Tele2 Contact: Sally Dent 0118 923 8144
sally.dent@tele2.net.uk
Financial analysts: John Lawlor 613-591-3600
jlawlor@newbridge.com
Tele2 (UK) Selects Newbridge Networks to Deliver IP-Based
Service Platform
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