Ericsson chosen as UMTS supplier by ONE.Business/Hi-Tech Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2001 Ericsson (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERICY) has been selected by Austrian operator ONE as a supplier of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. in Austria. Roll out of the 3G network will start immediately and is planned to be in commercial service by the middle of 2002. "With Ericsson, who is far ahead in 3G, we have found a perfect partner to build up the new UMTS technology," said Jurgen Peetz, Technical Director of ONE. Kjell Johansson, President of Ericsson Austria said, "We see ONE's decision as a major breakthrough for Ericsson in Austria. It is an acknowledgment acknowledgment, in law, formal declaration or admission by a person who executed an instrument (e.g., a will or a deed) that the instrument is his. The acknowledgment is made before a court, a notary public, or any other authorized person. of Ericsson's global leadership in 3G and of ONE's confidence in the quality and competence of our organization." Ericsson's UMTS 3G network solution will enable ONE to offer new high-speed mobile UMTS quality services and to continue its role as a market innovator within mobile services and applications. The UMTS contract with ONE is further confirmation of Ericsson's position as the world's leading supplier of 3G mobile systems. Ericsson has now been named as vendor in 24 third generation agreements announced to date. Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility and Internet in creating the new era of mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. . Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for customers all over the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press About ONE In October 1998, the communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. ONE launched Austria's only nation-wide GSM-1800 mobile telephony network. At the end of the year 2000, ONE had 1,400 employees and 1.3 million customers (mobile, fixed line and Internet). Net turnover in 2000 amounted to ATS 5.8 billion. ONE has a population coverage of 97 percent. Besides mobile telephony, ONE also offers the Internet product i-ONE, the fixed-line solution f-ONE, and - together with Priority Telecom - the convergence product Take Two. ONE is the only mobile telephony operator in all of Austria to offer HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) An enhancement to the GSM mobile communications system that enables up to four 14.4 Kbps channels to be combined to provide 57.6 Kbps data transfer. (ONE High Speed), and with the ONE Organizer it has a communication manager which combines W@P, Web and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. . To date, ONE has invested ATS 18 billion in Austria, and another 4 billion are planned for the year 2001. |
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