Ericsson signs two year contract for ADSL with Telia

Ericsson signs two year contract for ADSL with Telia Ericsson has signed a two year agreement with Telia to supply state-of-the-art ADSL equipment. The agreement opens the door to telecommuting and high-speed Internet access by supporting speeds ranging from 25 to more than 100 times faster than analogue modems. Based on Ericsson's ANx-DSL platform, Telia's new service will cut download times for users from minutes to seconds. The ANx-DSL system uses ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) technology to dramatically increase bandwidth in the existing copper access network. This means that people working from home can download large data files faster than ever before. An additional advantage is that Ericsson's ANx ADSL platform supports digital video services. The ANx-DSL equipment is installed in the operator's central office, where a splitter and a DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) separate voice and data signals to and from the subscriber, and concentrate data channels for forwarding to the data network backbone. Even at low take-up rates, this is a flexible and scaleable system, easy to install and extremely cost-effective. Telia has approved Ericsson as ADSL supplier. The contract now being announced will cover installations planned up until the year 2001. "Telia and the Swedish market are of great strategic importance for Ericsson and we are pleased to have won this order. Telia is committed to bringing broadband to the home and Ericsson is looking forward to being part of this transformation of Sweden into a truly networked society," says Bo Wall, General Manager at Ericsson Telecom Sweden. "The contract means that we can rapidly roll out broadband services for telecommuting - LAN to LAN communication - and high-speed Internet access for Swedish companies, households and the public sector. Our ambition is to lead the development and turn broadband communication into the kind of success story that mobile telephony has been for Telia. At the start of the year 2000, Sweden will have the highest broadband density in the northern countries of Europe," says Gunnar Almgren, program manager, Broad Network Services,Telia Network Services. Telia is the leading supplier of telecom-based information services in the Nordic/Baltic region. At the same time, "seamless" pan-European and global services are being realized through powerful alliances and partnerships in Europe and around the world. Annual turnover 1996 reached 44,100 MSEK and the number of employees amounted to approximately 34,000. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with the freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: http://www.ericsson.se/pressroom FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Niclas From, Account Manager, Ericsson Sverige AB Phone: +46 8 719 6354, +46 70 519 6354 Joséphine Edwall-Björklund, Head of Communications Ericsson Sverige AB Phone: +46 8 719 1698, +46 70 519 1698 Gunnar Almgren, Program Manager, Broad Network Services, Telia Network Services Phone: +46 8 713 3808, +46 70 536 8402 Anna-Carin Uddenberg, Head of Presservice, Telia Network Services Phone: +46 8 713 2842, +46 70 530 4063 Technical information Access Node: multi-service access system Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. LAN - Local Area Network