The agreement was formalized between Ericsson and Zitius Service Delivery AB, an organization created to establish advanced broadband services to housing authorities

Under the six-year service agreement Ericsson will provide the major access and switching equipment and also installing and integrating the network,

“We at Zitius are very happy that our concept of a broad portfolio of attractive broadband services for city networks has gained the commitment of large property owners such as Svenska Bostäder and Järfällabygdens Hus AB”, says Anders Eriksson, President of Zitius. Through our cooperation with Ericsson we will make it possible for more homes and businesses in Sweden, and nearby countries, to realize this concept.”

The area to be served comprises 26,000 homes and businesses located across the suburbs of Stockholm. The network will be open to multiple service providers to deliver IP-based services such as Internet, telephony, TV and video. It is planned for initial services to be available in the first quarter of 2005.

“It is very satisfying to be given the opportunity to create a completely new broadband network, and to be able to deploy our most advanced equipment, and our peoples specialized skills, says Karl Thedeen, Vice President, Product Area Wireline, Ericsson. This project will be taken as a model for Ericsson’s fiber-to-the-home projects around the world.”

Ericsson is a founding member of the FTTH Council in Europe, and the FTTH Council in Asia-Pacific. Ericsson provides advanced Fiber-to-the-Home, Fiber-to-the-Building, and Fiber-to-the-Curb solutions to large and small operators around the world. These solutions include the popular Fiber-Ethernet Access (FEA) and Ethernet-DSL Access (EDA) access switch units.

Ericsson provides an integrated portfolio of broadband access solutions to allow the delivery of video, phone and Internet services (triple-play) over both copper/DSL and optical fiber. By using powerful cost-effective architectures built on IP/Ethernet standards, the portfolio provides large and small carriers with reduced setup and operating costs.

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.

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