Ericssons signs strategic contract with Netia to deliver Internet service network
Ericsson signs strategic contract with Netia to deliver Internet service network Ericsson and Polish operator Netia Holdings SA today announced the signing of a strategic contract for delivery of a turnkey countrywide IP Service network. Ericsson will deliver to Netia all the components for a complete high-quality Internet service network by the end of 1999. Netia is Poland's largest privately owned wireline operator. Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson will develop IP equipment and service infrastructures, which will allow Netia to offer Polish subscribers carrier-class Internet access and services. "We chose Ericsson because they were able to demonstrate to us that they could not only deliver cutting-edge technology, but also a full range of systems integration skills," says Mr. George Makowski, Vice President of Marketing for Netia. "We intend to provide our customers with the highest quality Internet service available in Poland, and we are pleased to have a partner who shares our commitment to deliver quality and service." Ericsson will supply to Netia a complete service production network including customer front-end applications for Netia's IP solutions. The scope of the contract includes the setup of Ericsson's multi-service access platform Tigris in each of Netia's Points of Presence, as well as the installation of routers, Domain Name Servers (DNS), mail, web, Authentication-Authorization- Administration (AAA), and cache servers, with installation to be completed before the end of 1999. This complete systems solution will enhance both ease of access and the speed of Internet services for Netia's subscribers in Poland. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with 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 Antoinette Torell, Ericsson Corporate Communications Phone: +46 70 519 36 99, E-mail: antoinette.torell@lme.ericsson.se Katarzyna Pak, Press Relations, Ericsson Poland Phone: +48 22 691 6515; E-mail: katarzyna.pak@epo.ericsson.se Company information Netia is the largest privately owned wireline communications operator in Poland, with 23 licenses for local communications services in territories encompassing some 13 million people or approximately 33% of the Polish population. Currently the Company's digital access network is serving over 225,000 subscriber lines, of which over 40,000 are dedicated to business customers. The Company's local telephone license territories cover five of the country's ten largest urban areas including Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk, Lublin, Katowice and several territories surrounding the city of Warsaw. Netia has also secured the benefit of a data and IP license to provide data transmission and internet- based services nationally. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/10/28/19991028BIT00840/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/10/28/19991028BIT00840/bit0002.pdf