Allgon in Exclusive Repeater Agreement with Telenor.

Business Editors

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001

Norway's leading mobile operator, Telenor, has appointed Allgon, the global supplier of radio-based infrastructure solutions, as exclusive supplier of GSM and UMTS repeaters. Continuing a long customer relationship, the agreements cements Allgon's position as one of the leading repeater suppliers in the competitive wireless market.

Allgon will supply Telenor Mobile with standard and compact repeaters along with associated fibre optic coverage solutions for GSM 900, GMS 1800 and 3rd generations cellular networks. Allgon's UMTS repeaters are standardized according to the international standardization committee 3GPP's conformance specifications.

Allgon Systems repeater based solutions cost-effectively complement Telenor's existing base stations by extending radio coverage in challenging radio environments such as traffic tunnels and mountain valleys typically found in the Norwegian landscape.

"Fiber optic repeater networks are a very competitive technical solution for high quality capacity and coverage. We feel that Allgon provides the most cost-effective repeater network solution available today. This solution will give us use of available capacity and maintain flexibility for future upgrades," says Svein Otto Andreassen, UMTS project director Telenor Mobil AS.

Also, the agreement includes installation services such as site survey, system design and system optimization. Allgon Coverage Engineering is a team specialized in radio coverage projects. Allgon has accumulated broad experience of providing coverage world wide in obstructive environments such as subways, airports, road tunnels, railways, bridges, shopping centers, mines and traditional office buildings.

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