Ericsson To Upgrade Network For Malaysian Operator Maxis

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Friday said it has received a contract to expand and upgrade the network of Malaysian operator Maxis Communications BHD (5051.KU).

Ericsson will provide Maxis with an HSDPA upgrade that will enable Maxis to offer more advanced mobile broadband services focusing on user experience and enhanced systems capacity.

The contract also includes an extension of Maxis' and Ericsson's managed services contract, signed earlier this year. Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for the entire operation and management of the 3G-radio network.

With this agreement, identified under Phase II of Maxis' 3G plans, Ericsson will supply a significant part of Maxis' radio network infrastructure.

Ericsson's work will take Maxis' 3G network to a large portion of the Klang Valley and to the southern city of Johor Baru in Malaysia.

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Posted to the site on 9th September 2005