Ericsson Wins Contracts in El Salvador and Guyana

Ericsson has been awarded two GSM/EDGE contracts by Digicel Group in El Salvador and Guyana. The contracts include GSM radio and transmission equipment, GPRS/EDGE networks, pre-paid systems, network-management systems, implementation services, and training. Commercial deployment is planned for the first quarter of 2007.

Ericsson is now supplying GSM systems in more than 22 markets to the Digicel Group.

Mario Assaad, Digicel Group chief technology officer, says: "Extending our long-standing partnership with Ericsson into Guyana and El Salvador ensures the development of an industry-leading infrastructure, allowing new and innovative service offerings and dependable network coverage. With large populations and low mobile-penetration rates, these markets offer enormous prospects for growth and we are confident that this solution will leave us well positioned to maximize such opportunities."

Posted to the site on 22nd January 2007