3G/4G Industry News Central Europeans Get Mobile Broadband Boost | Central Europeans Get Mobile Broadband Boost |
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www.ericsson.com Telekom Austria has teamed up with Ericsson to upgrade its mobile networks in eight Central and South Eastern European countries with the vendor’s microwave solution, which enables increased capacity at reduced costs. Ericsson will supply an IP-based microwave transmission network, a management system and related integration and support services. Telekom Austria expects a significant increase in capacity demands due to exponential growth in data traffic fuelled by an upsurge in mobile broadband services. The group intends to provide higher mobile broadband speeds and improved services to 18.5 million users across Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia and Slovenia.
Mobile phone subscribers are doing an increasing amount with their handsets, and Telekom Austria Group is expecting a significant increase in capacity demands; data traffic in Austria alone has increased 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 mobile networks with Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) latest, microwave solution, which enables increased capacity while reducing costs for mobile operators. Johann Pichler, Group CTO of mobilkom austria group, says: "To guarantee that our customers can enjoy the benefits of mobile broadband and take advantage of new possibilities in the future, the work to smoothly upgrade our networks needs to begin today. Ericsson's highly cost-effective solution helps us meet our objective of having a complete mobile broadband offering. " Roland Nordgren, Head of Ericsson Central Europe and President of Ericsson Austria, says: "Demand is increasing fast in Central Europe, and now 18.5 million user in eight countries will get higher speed and improved services. In addition, we are also reducing costs for our operator customers with our sustainable, cost-effective solutions." The Telekom Austria Group will upgrade its networks in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia and Slovenia, according to market needs. Rollout has already started, which includes an IP-based microwave transmission network, a management system and related integration and support services.
Ericsson and Telekom Austria Group have been working together for more than 10 years, achieving several breakthroughs in commercial launches of mobile broadband technologies in Europe. Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices. Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ New York. |
