Ericsson and China Unicom Sign CDMA Expansion Contracts Valued at USD 55 Million
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002--Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY - news) today announced expansion of their original phase one contracts with China Unicom for CDMA equipment and services covering seven provinces in China.
Ericsson's total CDMA solution has been expanded in the Jiangsu, Anhui, Sichuan, Yunnan, Henan, Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces and deployment has already been completed.
"Ericsson is committed to supporting China Unicom's continued growth, in network capacity, footprint and the introduction of wireless data services," said Ake Persson, president of Ericsson Mobile Systems CDMA.
In addition, Ericsson is currently conducting a CDMA1X trial with China Unicom. Ericsson's total CDMA1X product portfolio is built upon Ericsson's global 3G platform for switching, radio access, IP, services and applications. Focused on providing sustainable value into the future, Ericsson's CDMA1X total solution has been designed to provide operators, like China Unicom, with an easy, cost-effective migration path to Ericsson's CDMA 1xEV-DO (Evolution Data Only) and 1xEV-DV (Data and Voice) solutions. The CDMA1X trial is progressing as planned.
"We are honored to be selected by China Unicom to assist them in expanding their CDMA network," said Jan Malm, president of Ericsson (China) Company Ltd. "Ericsson has a long standing relationship with China Unicom and we are pleased to further strengthen our market leadership in China through this continued cooperation with China Unicom in CDMA."
Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications Company Ltd. (ENC), one of Ericsson's largest joint ventures in China, has delivered Ericsson's leading CDMA solution to China Unicom. The total solution contracts include: 800 MHz compact radio base stations (RBS); base station controllers (BSC); mobile switching centers (MSC); home location registers (HLR); and a full portfolio of services including network management, training, network rollout and technical support.
Ericsson has also delivered its industry-leading Interworking Function (IWF) solution to China Unicom, which will enable them to offer their subscribers wireless data services such as access to the Internet, WAP portals and corporate intranets, along with circuit switched data and fax services.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
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It will be interesting to see if ERICY can get any of the 1x upgrade work... |
