Ericsson expands GSM system in Sultanate of Oman
Date: Tuesday, May 11 1999
Ericsson has won an international tender and signed a turnkey contract, valued at USD 33 million (SEK 270 million), with the General Telecommunications Organization (GTO) for expansion and upgrading of the existing GSM 900 network in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson will deliver the latest generation platform of Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC), Base Station Controller (BSC) and Radio Base Stations (RBS). The network capacity will increase to 127,000 subscribers by the end of 2000.
"The contract will enable GTO to rapidly expand their capacity and meet the public demand for new services in their network," says Sune Larsson, General Manager, Ericsson, Oman.
The General Telecommunications Organization (GTO) is the sole operator in the Sultanate of Oman providing telecoms services to the public. GTO initiated GSM services in Oman in 1996. Ericsson has been the main supplier of GSM systems to the Sultanate of Oman since 1997.
GSM is the world's most widely deployed wireless communications standard. Ericsson is the global market leader in GSM, with close to half of the world's 150 million GSM subscribers connected by Ericsson systems. More than 125 operators in 70 countries around the world rely on GSM systems from Ericsson.
Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with
communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
James Borup, Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 8 757 5612; E-mail: James.Borup@lme.ericsson.se
Sune Larsson, General Manager, Ericsson, Oman
Phone: +968 68 6076; E-mail: xcom.tkosln@mesmtpse.ericsson.se
Gunnar Matto, Business Manager, Ericsson Radio Systems AB
Phone: +46 8 757 3318; E-mail: Gunnar.Matto@era.ericsson.se
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