Ericsson expands mobile systems in Japan
Date: Wednesday, May 19 1999
Ericsson has been awarded contracts for further expansions and upgrading of the PDC mobile networks of the Japanese Digital Phone Group (DPG). The contracts are valued at more than USD 175 million.
Ericsson will deliver total mobile network solutions to the three operators of DPG. The operators, with the brand name J-Phone, currently have 4 million users in their networks and a current growth rate of 200,000 new consumers each month. With these expansions, Ericsson will support the rapid growth demands on the network.
Ericsson is the only non-Japanese supplier to deliver a total system solution for Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), covering system infrastructure, applications and services.
Ericsson has delivered complete mobile systems to Japan since 1994, currently serving more than 10 percent of the cellular subscribers in Japan. With six system customers, Ericsson's current market share of mobile systems is the highest for any non-Japanese vendor.
PDC is a digital standard for mobile systems in Japan currently with more than 42 million users. Some one million new users are added each month, giving Japan a penetration rate of well over 30 percent and making PDC the world's second largest digital mobile standard.
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
Johan Wiklund, Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 70 560 0134; E-mail: Johan.Wiklund@lme.ericsson.se
Morgan Bengtsson, President, Nippon Ericsson K.K.
Phone: +81 3 3221 8200; E-mail: Morgan.Bengtsson@nrj.ericsson.se
Tomas Hillås, Vice President PDC Systems, Ericsson Radio Systems AB
Phone: +46 8 585 32420; E-mail: Tomas.Hillas@era.ericsson.se
Background information
The Digital Phone Group consists of three operators in the middle of Japan: Tokyo Digital Phone (TDP), operating in Kanto area; Kansai Digital Phone (KDP), active in the Kansai area; and Central Japan Digital Phone (CDP), with a mobile network in the Tokai area.
Ericsson has established two local companies in Japan; Nippon Ericsson K.K., a joint venture with Toshiba (10%) and Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan K.K., a joint venture with Marubeni (30%). |
