Ericsson chosen as exclusive 3G supplier by Rogers AT&T Wireless

date: 31st January 2001, source: Ericsson

Ericsson today announced it has been chosen as the exclusive supplier for Rogers AT&T Wireless' third generation (3G) network rollout in Canada.

Under the terms of the agreement, which is the largest ever awarded to Ericsson in Canada, Ericsson will provide a complete GSM/GPRS network infrastructure, delivering fast, packet-based access to the mobile Internet. The agreement also provides that Ericsson will migrate Rogers AT&T Wireless' network to EDGE and UMTS for higher-speed 3G mobile Internet applications.

The three-year contract focuses on integrating Rogers AT&T Wireless' current network with state-of-the-art 3G technologies. Ericsson's end-to-end solutions for the mobile Internet include integrated IP backbone technology and advanced applications and services such as Mobile Portal, Mobile e-Commerce, Mobile Positioning, Unified Messaging and Web Browsing. The contract with Rogers AT&T Wireless underlines Ericsson's position as the world's leading supplier of 3G mobile systems. To date, Ericsson has over 20 commercial agreements for 3G-network equipment.

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