Ericsson Wins Luxembourg 3G Network Replacement Contract

Ericsson says that it has won a 6-year contract from Luxembourg based mobile operator, P&T to replace its existing nationwide WCDMA/HSPA access network. This will improve the performance of LUXGSM's mobile broadband services and enable peak speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. The contract also covers network deployment and integration, as well as support services.

Siemens was the original network infrastructure supplier back in last 2002.

Jean-Marie Spaus, Managing Director of P&TLuxembourg's telecom business, says: "P&TLuxembourg was the first operator to introduce commercial UMTS services in Luxembourg back in 2003. We are now excited about bringing our excellent LUXGSM mobile network to the next technology level. After a well-followed RFQ process, we have selected Ericsson which is the world market leader in this domain and which will provide us a smooth and efficient evolution of our high-speed mobile broadband services. We are looking forward to this new partnership and are committed to delivering the best technology and services to our customers via our LUXGSM subsidiary, the leading provider of mobile services in Luxembourg."

The 3G radio network renewal will start in the first quarter of 2009.

This is the first contract Ericsson has been awarded by the incumbent operator, P&T Luxembourg. No financial details were provided, but as Luxembourg is quite a small country, the contract is not going to be huge.

LuxGSM, the mobile arm of the operator ended last September with an estimated 404,000 subscribers, which the Mobile World database calculates gives them a market share of 57%.

Posted to the site on 12th January 2009