Ericsson - Aircel's largest 3G partner in India
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* Ericsson to deploy 3G network in six of Aircel's market areas or circles
* Millions to be connected through mobile broadband with Aircel
* Mobile broadband solution includes radio, core, transmission and related
services
Aircel, India's leading mobile operator, part of Maxis Communications Berhad,
Malaysia, has awarded Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) a contract to roll out a 3G/HSPA
network across six out of its 13 circles or geographic market areas. These six
circles currently serve more than 100 million subscribers and Ericsson will be
Aircel's largest partner for 3G implementation. Aircel will offer its customers
services such as video telephony, mobile broadband, mobile TV, video on demand
and others including music downloads, video tones, instant messaging and online
gaming.
For many people, broadband has changed from being "nice to have" to being an
absolute necessity in modern-day life - for conducting business, managing a
household or as a means of entertainment. Likewise, the mobile phone has become
one of the main tools for nearly 5 billion people in the world to communicate.
Along with mobile broadband, it enables whole new ways of keeping in touch,
accessing services and working on the move.
Sandip Das, CEO of Maxis says, "Ericsson and Maxis, have a long history of
infrastructure partnership starting up from 2G through to 3G and possibly future
technologies, across our subsidiaries and allied companies operating in
Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. We respect them and look forward to
their continued support to our group's commitment to providing quality networks
and advanced services to our customers".
Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson says, "Maxis group and Aircel is a
preferred partner for us. We greatly value our strategic association and the
India 3G agreement further reinforces this partnership".
Gurdeep Singh, COO of Aircel says: "For many people in India connected for the
first time, 3G mobile broadband will bring completely new types of services and
benefits. We are confident that with this partnership, we will benefit from
Ericsson's global expertise of 3G deployments, and will be able to offer our
customers a world-class 3G experience.
Gowton Achaibar, head of Ericsson India, says: "We are extremely excited to
partner with Aircel for the implementation of its 3G network. We foresee 3G
brings economic advantages and increased social interaction in the country. With
the advent of 3G, the mobile phone will not just be about convenience and
satisfying a basic need for communication; it will also provide access to
services such as healthcare, education and information, supporting people's
livelihoods."
Under the agreement with Aircel, Ericsson will provide core, radio and
transmission network equipment as well as related services such as network
rollout, network technology and consulting, radio network optimization and
support services. The mobile broadband network will include the latest multi-
standard radio base station, RBS6000, and the MSC Server Blade Cluster, which
will drastically boost the capacity of the network and evolve it into an IP
network. The framework contract will be implemented from 2010 to 2012.
Deliveries and deployment are underway. Aircel and Ericsson made the first
successful 3G call last week in Chennai and Coimbatore.
The six Aircel circles Ericsson provides 3G technology in are: Tamil Nadu Bihar;
Orissa; Jammu Kashmir; North East; and Assam.
Notes to editors:
About Aircel Group
Aircel, a part of Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia, is India's fifth
largest GSM mobile service provider with a subscriber base of over 47 million
and is the fastest growing mobile operator in the country. It is the market
leader in Tamil Nadu, Assam, North-East and Chennai. Aircel is now present in
23 Telecom Circles (Mumbai, Pune, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Delhi,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata, Assam, Bihar, Chennai, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, North-East , Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, MP &
Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat & Rajasthan) and with spectrum secured
for all the remaining circles (a total of 23 circles in India), the company is
on track to become a leading Pan-India Operator. For more information, please
log on to www.aircel.com
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