Central Europeans get mobile broadband boost
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - * Telekom Austria Group gears up for the next generation of mobile services* 18,5 million users in eight countries to get higher speed and improved services* Microwave solution increases capacity and reduces costsMobile phone subscribers are doing an increasing amount with theirhandsets, and Telekom Austria Group is expecting a significantincrease in capacity demands; data traffic in Austria alone hasincreased fivefold over the past two years. To meet these demands,all Telekom Austria Group companies in eight European countries are,besides other innovative technologies, upgrading their mobilenetworks with Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) latest, microwave solution,which enables increased capacity while reducing costs for mobileoperators.Johann Pichler, Group CTO of mobilkom austria group, says: "Toguarantee that our customers can enjoy the benefits of mobilebroadband and take advantage of new possibilities in the future, thework to smoothly upgrade our networks needs to begin today.Ericsson's highly cost-effective solution helps us meet our objectiveof having a complete mobile broadband offering. "Roland Nordgren, Head of Ericsson Central Europe and President ofEricsson Austria, says: "Demand is increasing fast in Central Europe,and now 18.5 million user in eight countries will get higher speedand improved services. In addition, we are also reducing costs forour operator customers with our sustainable, cost-effectivesolutions."The Telekom Austria Group will upgrade its networks in Austria,Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia andSlovenia, according to market needs. Rollout has already started,which includes an IP-based microwave transmission network, amanagement system and related integration and support services.Ericsson and Telekom Austria Group have been working together formore than 10 years, achieving several breakthroughs in commerciallaunches of mobile broadband technologies in Europe.Notes to editors:Picture of Roland Nordgren:www.ericsson.com/de/presse/bildarchiv/personen/index.shtmlEricsson's multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:www.ericsson.com/broadcast_roomEricsson is the world's leading provider of technology and servicesto telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobiletechnologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billionsubscribers and has a leading position in managed services. Thecompany's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed networkinfrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimediasolutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The SonyEricsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers withfeature-rich personal mobile devices.Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in anall-communicating world" through innovation, technology, andsustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm,Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ NewYork.www.ericsson.comwww.twitter.com/ericssonpressFOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTEricsson Corporate Public & Media RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 69 92E-mail: media.relations(at)ericsson.comAbout Ericsson microwave transmissionEricsson is the undisputed market leader in microwave transmissionand has delivered more than 1.9 million microwave radios all aroundthe world. The portfolio consists of the well-established MINI-LINKfamily strengthened by the Marconi LH trunk radio. All products aremanaged by a common management system, ServiceOn.The microwave offering enables deployment and evolution of mobile,fixed and converged networks in a step-by-step way, supports anylegacy and results in lowest cost of ownership. The flexiblehardware, outstanding production capacity and ability to offercomplete turn-key site solutions provides operators with quick andefficient roll-out of networks.http://hugin.info/1061/R/1357733/330395.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 30.11.2009 - 10:00 Uhr
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