STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2000 NOV 27 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis, Newsbytes. Ericsson
[NASDAQ:ERICY] has signed a rapid rollout agreement for a third generation (3G) wireless
network infrastructure in Germany with the D2 network.
The plan is for Ericsson to deliver, install and service a complete 3G network for the German
wireless carrier. The contract, which is worth 500 million euros ($600 million), runs through
until the end of 2002.
Ericsson said that, working with D2, it has gathered a lot of experience on 3G, after the two
companies have cooperated in running a 3G test environment in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Bernt Hvgberg, Ericsson Deutschland's president, said that where Germany has become one
of the most important markets in Europe, D2 is now a market leader.
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