Ericsson and MTS sign GSM expansion frame agreement in Russia
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Date: Monday, September 27 2004
Ericsson has been awarded a USD 70 million GSM network expansion
frame agreement by MTS, Mobile TeleSystems, the largest cellular
operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The
agreement covers deliveries until the end of 2004.
The equipment supplied under agreement will increase network capacity
and coverage in the Krasnodar region, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan,
Siberia (Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions, as well as in Irkutsk), and
on the Far East (in Vladivistok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk).
Ericsson will deploy the AXE810 switching platform and the GSM base
stations RBS2206 and RBS2307 for network expansion. These base
stations have built-in EDGE functionality and will provide a smooth
migration to this technology when it is licensed in Russia.
"Signing of such a contract proves MTS trust in the quality of
Ericsson's equipment and the professionalism of our specialists. We
are grateful for this trust and will do our utmost to provide our
partner MTS and its subscribers with top class communications, which
the MTS network built on Ericsson equipment can offer," said
Alexander Andrianov, Vice President of Ericsson, Eastern Europe and
Central Asia.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Eva Sparr, Director Media Relations
Ericsson Group Function Communications
Phone: +46 8 719 5750, +46 8 719 6992
E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com
Elena Golikova, PR Manager
Ericsson Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Phone: (+7 095) 247 6211;
E-mail: elena.golikova@ericsson.com
About MTS
OJSV «Mobile TeleSystems» (MTS) is the largest mobile operator in
Russia and NIS countries. Together with its subsidiaries, MTS
services more than 24,1 million subscribers. The total population in
Russia's 87 regions, as well as Belarus, Ukraine and Uzbekistan,
where MTS and its subsidiaries hold licenses to render mobile
services in GSM, constitutes approx. 225,8 million. Starting from
June 2000, MTS shares are quoted at NYSE under MBT code.
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