Ericsson launches $30 million global system for mobile communication system in Yugoslavia.STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1996--Ericsson has signed a contract to deliver and implement a Global System for Mobile Communication (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. ) cellular mobile telephone system for operation in Serbia, in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Noun 1. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until . The value of the order for the first phase is $30 million. Yugoslavia will be the 38th country introducing GSM from Ericsson. The system will be operated by Mobile Telecommunications Srbija BK-PTT, which is a joint venture between the Serbian PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration (49%) and BK Trade (51%). BK Trade is one of many companies managed and owned by the Serbian Karic family. BK-PTT is aiming for a fast roll-out and a network encompassing 200,000 subscribers in 1997. The initial phases of the network will be taken into operation during the first half of 1996. GSM was initially developed as a Pan-European standard for mobile telephony. Approxi- mately 50 countries have introduced GSM. Mobile telephony will be an important corner-stone of communications when building up the infrastructure on the Balkan. Ericsson's 80 000 employees are active in more than 100 countries. Their combined expertise in switching, radio and networking makes Ericsson a world leader in telecommunications. 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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