ERICSSON TO DELIVER GSM CELLULAR SYSTEM TO LITHUANIA.STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1995--Ericsson has received an order from Mobilios Telekomunikacijos in Lithuania for delivery and installation of a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. system in that country. The contract has a total value of $ 24 million. Deliveries will take place over the next three years. The first part of the system will be delivered and put into operation during 1995. The new contract means that Ericsson will expand its operations in Lithuania. Commenting on the order, Bo Stockholm, Vice President, Marketing at L.M. Ericsson A/S, said: "The GSM contract further establishes our presence in Lithuania. Last year we received our first order for an AXE (An X Editor) A text editor used with the X Window system. By adding widgets, aXe can be customized by the user. (tool) aXe - A text editor for the X Window System. No longer maintained. digital switch to Telekomas. We are very optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about our future operation in Lithuania." Algirdas Leipus, General Director, Mobilios Telekomunikacijos, said of the order: "We have received the license as first GSM operator in Lithuania. Mobilios Telekomunikacijos is a strong joint venture company between Lithuanian investors Lintel, where Telekomas and US West are the major shareholders, Dobilas and Elsis, and the foreign investors Tele Denmark and Millicom International Cellular in Luxembourg." Lithuania is the 35th country to purchase Ericsson's GSM cellular system. Ericsson's 75,000 employees are active in more than 100 countries. Their combined expertise in switching, radio and networking makes Ericsson a world leader in telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. . CONTACT: Ericsson KATHY EGAN EGAN ETSI Guide Access Network EGAN Ethernet Global Access Network , LARS LARS Launch and Recovery System LARS Large Animal Research Station LARS Los Angeles Riot Squad LARS Los Angeles Radiological Society LARS Light Artillery Rocket System LARS Left Add, Right Subtract (artillery fire sighting) JONSTEG, 212/685-4030 |
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