Ericsson to Build Turnkey Network for VimpelCom in Ukraine.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- 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) and leading Russian mobile operator VimpelCom have announced a deal under which Ericsson will supply a GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in Ukraine. This agreement, valued at USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 200 million, is part of an overall USD 500 million deal for VimpelCom Group, including the purchase of Ericsson equipment and services valued at an additional USD 300 million. Immediately following VimpelCom's acquisition of local Ukrainian operator URS URS Yours URS Ultimate Roulette System URS Uniform Reporting System URS User Requirement(s) Specification URS Undergraduate Research Symposium URS Unified Registration Statement URS Undergraduate Research Scholars , Ericsson signed an agreement to swap out URS's existing equipment. Under the agreement, URS will purchase USD 200 million worth of equipment from Ericsson to build out its network over the next three years. Ericsson will pay approximately USD 52.6 million in cash for URS's existing equipment. Ericsson will supply radio and switching components as well as installation and rollout services. The advanced high-tech network will support GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and EDGE standards, provide a wide range of services, such as MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , and include an Intellectual Network (IN) platform to support the latest version of the PrePaid system. Zoran Lukovic, vice president, Ericsson Eastern Europe and Central Asia, says: "We are honored to build an advanced, high-tech and competitive turnkey network for our partner VimpelCom as it enters the Ukrainian market. "We are ready to support VimpelCom in the successful realization of its strategy of dynamic development both in Russia and in other countries. We will do our outmost out·most adj. Farthest out; outermost. Adj. 1. outmost - situated at the farthest possible point from a center outermost to justify VimpelCom's trust." Alexander Izosimov, general director, VimpelCom, adds: "We are also happy to expand our partnership with Ericsson into Ukraine. As a result of this agreement, we will be able to upgrade the network with state-of-the-art equipment and have significantly reduced the original investment budget required to build out the URS network through 2007." Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com About VimpelCom: VimpelCom is a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and Kazakhstan, operating under the Bee Line GSM brand in Russia and K-mobile and EXCESS brands in Kazakhstan. The VimpelCom Group's license portfolio covers approximately 94 percent of Russia's population (136 million people), including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region and the City of St Petersburg, as well as the entire territory of Kazakhstan. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ). VimpelCom's American Depository Shares (ADSs) are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "VIP". |
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