Ericsson wins Swedish SOS Alarm Sverige AB contract to cover the entire country
Ericsson wins Swedish SOS Alarm Sverige AB contract to cover the entire country - SOS Alarm Sverige AB buys national emergency system from Ericsson SOS Alarm Sverige AB has chosen Ericsson to supply the new national command and control system for emergency dispatching. The contract covers the period from now until delivery is completed in 2006. "We have a unique and important role in the society," said Sven-Runo Bergqvist, CEO at SOS Alarm Sverige AB. "Our emergency systems must be 100 percent reliable and up and running at all times. Since we have the highest demands for accessibility several major suppliers have shown interest. The Ericsson Compitex solution meets our high standards in all aspects and allows us to tie our units together in one complete network." "This is a breakthrough order for Ericsson's new generation command and control system," said Dan-Håkan Davall, CEO of Ericsson Compitex AB. "We have, in tough competition, proven that our solution, built on open standards, is now ready for roll-out to demanding customers around the world." With the Ericsson Compitex system SOS Alarm will be able to further develop the present services within, for example, alarm management and ambulance dispatching. SOS Alarm will also have an improved opportunity to develop new services in the area of personal safety. 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/press FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Ericsson Åse Lindskog, Director Media Relations, Corporate Communications Phone: +46 8 719 9725, E-mail: ase.lindskog@lme.ericsson.se SOS Alarm Per Palm, Manager SOS Teknik Phone: +46 70 592 30 20 SOS Alarm Sverige AB SOS Alarm is responsible for the 112 services in Sweden. Operators handle over 16 million emergency calls, which have to be directed to the right task force or rescue team within 45 seconds. During this time the operator must pinpoint the accident location, assess the accidents type and scale. The company also handles ambulance dispatching and has a broad spectrum of other alarm services such as personal alarm, automatic alarms, fault reports, visual alarms etc. SOS Alarm has 20 Command and Control centers in Sweden. Ericsson Compitex AB Ericsson Compitex is a company within the Ericsson group. Ericsson Compitex develops communication and information systems where 24-hour accessibility and reliability are absolutely essential. Our CoordCom, SecuriCom and OmniCom products have a well-deserved reputation as state- of-the art systems for communications centers. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/20/20010920BIT00250/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/20/20010920BIT00250/bit0002.pdf