O2 Germany Awards Siemens EUR250 Million Wireless Equipment Deal

FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- German engineering firm Siemens AG Wednesday said that O2 Germany has placed an order with its telecoms equipment unit to deliver mobile technology for its GSM/UMTS network by 2010, worth EUR250 million.

O2 Germany is part of U.K. mobile operator O2 PLC.

In supplying and installing radio link technology, Siemens is supporting the expansion of O2's German network infrastructure. Using radio link technology, remote areas, where the installation of cable lines would result in high expenditures, can be linked with mobile networks quickly and cost efficiently, Siemens said.

Siemens said it will deliver the entire technology package and will also be responsible for related service and maintenance work.

Company Web site: http://www.siemens.com/communications

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Posted to the site on 16th November 2005