TANZANIA 113th MARKET FOR ERICSSON'S AXE SYSTEM.NEW YORK, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1995--Ericsson has received a $118 million order from Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd (TTCL TTCL Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd. ), the national telecom operator of Tanzania, for AXE digital switching equipment. This is Ericsson's first AXE contract in Tanzania. With this new contract, Ericsson has sold the AXE system to 113 markets worldwide. The turn-key contract from TTCL includes planning, design and implementation to expand the public telecommunications network in Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Largest city (pop., 1995 est.: 1,747,000), capital, and major port of Tanzania. Founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar, it came under the German East Africa Co. in 1887. , the capital of Tanzania Noun 1. capital of Tanzania - the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean Dar es Salaam Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania - a republic in eastern Africa , and its surrounding areas. Within the contract, Ericsson will supply 22,000 AXE-lines, transmission equipment, civil works and an operations and maintenance system to control the network. The AXE system is the most widely used digital switching system in the world, with over 96 million lines installed and on order. The AXE system can be used for a number of applications, such as local, transit, international, and Intelligent Network services as well as mobile systems. 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. CONTACT: KATHY EGAN EGAN ETSI Guide Access Network EGAN Ethernet Global Access Network or 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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