Ericsson to supply equipment for GSM expansion in Guangxi, China
Ericsson to supply equipment for GSM expansion in Guangxi, China Ericsson has signed a contract valued at USD 86 million with Guangxi Mobile Communication Corporation (GXMCC) to expand the GSM network in the region. Nanjing Ericsson Mobile Communication Company Ltd., the largest Ericsson joint venture in China, will supply the equipment. Deliveries will commence in July. Upon completion of the expansion project, capacity in GXMCC's network will increase to 2.2 million subscribers. "We are delighted to co-operate continuously with GXMCC with our advanced technology and products to provide the region with a world-class GSM network," said Stephen Yeung, Executive Vice President of Ericsson (China) Co. Ltd. "We will continue to give the best support to GXMCC for the introduction of data and multimedia services and thereby the evolution of GSM to 3G." Ericsson was selected already in 1992 as the supplier for Guangxi's TACS network, and went on to supply its first GSM system to Guangxi in 1995. This project marks the ninth expansion of Guangxi's mobile networks since 1992. Ericsson China has nearly 4,000 employees, 23 offices across the country and nine joint ventures that provide a full range of communications solutions and services. Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility and Internet in creating the new era of mobile Internet. 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/pressroom FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT James Borup, Ericsson Corporate Communications Phone +46 8 757 5612; E-mail: james.borup@lme.ericsson.se Stephen Yeung, Executive Vice President, Ericsson (China) Co. Ltd. Phone: +852 259 02383; E-mail: stephen.yeung@ehk.ericsson.se Fiona Poon, Communications Officer, Ericsson (China) Co. Ltd. Phone: +86 20 833 28988; E-mail: fiona.poon@etc.ericsson.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/18/20000518BIT00570/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/18/20000518BIT00570/bit0002.pdf