Ericsson Wins Chinese GSM Network Contract

Ericsson says that it has been selected by China Unicom to upgrade its GSM network across six provinces. Under this framework agreement, Ericsson will deploy its Mobile Softswitch Solution to provide capacity for an additional 4 million people, covering major cities in the provinces of Jilin, Henan, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Hainan and Liaoning. Delivery of equipment has already started.

The upgraded infrastructure will also allow the operator to evolve to an all-IP network.

Recently, Ericsson has also been selected as a major supplier of GPRS Core systems by the operator to upgrade its networks in eight provinces, including Jilin, Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Yunnan and Hainan."

Posted to the site on 19th June 2007