Ericsson Press Releases

Ericsson selected as sole WCDMA supplier by Tele2/Tango for 3G networks in two countries

Date: Tuesday, January 28 2003
 

Ericsson has been selected by Tele2/Tango as sole supplier for its
WCDMA networks in Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. The contract covers
core and radio network infrastructure and service agreements.
 
Tango plans commercial launch of 3G services in Luxembourg during the
second quarter of 2003 and in Liechstenstein later in 2003.
Deliveries to the operator have already started, and the roll-out is
well advanced.
 
"The build out of the UMTS network in 2003 is an important step for
Tango in Luxembourg," commented Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of Tele2.
"Tango is now the largest provider of mobile services in the country
and the 3G environment will bring new opportunities for Tango."
 
Ericsson has been the main supplier for Tele2/Tango's fixed and
mobile networks in Luxembourg. For Ericsson, this contract is another
confirmation that Ericsson holds the world leading position in 3G.
 
"This is another important win for Ericsson," says Jef Keustermans,
president of Ericsson in the Benelux. "We once more underline our
leadership in 3G. We are very happy we can take our excellent
relationship with Tango into the next phase of mobile
 communications."
 
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.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
 
James Borup, Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 70 590 9261
E-mail: james.borup@lme.ericsson.se
 
Peter Vandenberghe, Communications Manager Ericsson (Belgium)
Phone: +32 2 745 1353
E-mail: peter.vandenberghe@ebr.ericsson.se
 
About Tele2
Tele2 AB, formed in 1993, is the leading alternative pan-European
telecommunications company offering fixed and mobile telephony, data
network and Internet services under the brands Tele2, Tango and
Comviq to 16.5 million people in 21 countries. Tele2 operates
Datametrix, which specializes in systems integration, 3C
Communications, operating public pay telephones and public Internet
services; Transac, providing billing and transaction processing
service; C³, offering co-branded pre-paid calling cards and
IntelliNet and Optimal Telecom, the price-guaranteed residential
router device. The Group offers cable television services under the
Kabelvision brand name and together with MTG, owns the Internet
portal Everyday.com. The Company is listed on the Stockholmsbörsen,
under TEL2A and TEL2B, and on the Nasdaq Stock Market under TLTOA and
 TLTOB.