Ericsson Wins Two Major GSM Contracts In Taiwan For $260 Million.STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1997-- Ericsson Responsible for Almost Half of Taiwanese Wireless Market Ericsson announced today that it has won new contracts to supply one nation-wide 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. 1800 and two regional GSM 900 networks in Taiwan. With the award of contracts for three new GSM systems in Taiwan, valued at a total of $260 million, Ericsson has captured close to half of the new wireless market in the recently deregulated Taiwanese telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. environment. Ericsson has signed a three-year contract with operator Far EasTone to provide one GSM 1800 system and one GSM 900 system. The GSM 1800 system will provide nation-wide coverage, and the GSM 900 system will operate as a regional system for the northern region. Service provider Far EasTone is a consortium made up of Far Eastern Group, AT&T Wireless, and others. The initial contract for two systems is valued at $200 million. Ericsson has also signed a five-year contract with operator TransAsia to provide a regional GSM 900 system which will operate in the southern region of Taiwan. TransAsia is a consortium made up of Formosa Plastic Group, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. (Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. ), and SECOM/ Goldsun. The total contract value over the five year period is estimated at $60 million. "These contracts provide Ericsson an excellent opportunity to again demonstrate our ability to very rapidly bring large GSM networks into service in co-operation with our customers," states Claes dman, Area Marketing Manager for Taiwan at Ericsson Radio Systems in Stockholm. In the recently deregulated Taiwan telecommunications market, six wireless operators have been awarded a total of eight licenses for GSM 900 and GSM 1800 systems. Announced in January, the licenses allow for two nation-wide systems in the 1800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. band and six regional systems in the 900 MHz band. There will be two regional systems in each of three regions; North, Central, and South. GSM is the world's leading mobile standard, adopted by over 100 countries all over the world. GSM systems operate in the original 900 MHz band as well as in the 1800 MHz band and at 1900 MHz band with the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. GSM 1900 standard. Ericsson is the world's leading supplier of GSM network infrastructures. Ericsson's 90,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson the world-leading supplier in telecommunications. CONTACT: 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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