Ericsson to build China Unicom's 3G network
October 21, 2002
Ericsson today signed initial contracts with China Unicom valued
at more than 150 million USD. The contracts call for Ericsson to
upgrade existing cdmaOne networks to CDMA2000 1X.
"We are very excited to extend our long-standing relationship with
China Unicom and support them in upgrading their nationwide CDMA
network to CDMA2000," said CEO Kurt Hellström, Ericsson.
In addition to upgrading existing sites to CDMA2000, the contracts
also include expansion of Ericsson's original Phase one contracts
with China Unicom.
CDMA2000 deployment is scheduled to begin immediately in all provinces
and all networks are expected to be commercial by the end of 2002.
China Unicom already has commercial subscribers on Ericsson's CDMA2000
1X solution installed in the Sichuan province, with more than 10,000
paying subscribers on the network already.
"We are happy to provide China Unicom with our cost-effective CDMA2000
solution and pleased to see commercial traffic on our network in
Sichuan," said Åke Persson, president of Ericsson CDMA Systems.
"Our CDMA2000 solution will provide China Unicom with a future proof
solution with seamless migration to the next phases of CDMA2000
1xEV and beyond to All-IP."
Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications Company Ltd. (ENC), Ericsson's
largest joint venture in China, will deliver Ericsson's leading
CDMA2000 solution to China Unicom. The total solution contracts
include: 800 MHz compact radio base stations (RBS); base station
controllers (BSC); mobile switching centers (MSC); home location
registers (HLR); and a full portfolio of services including network
management, training, network rollout and technical support.
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