Ericsson Picks Up Danish 3G Contract

3G operator 3 has signed a contract with Ericsson for the supply of a WCDMA 3G network in Denmark. Under the agreement Ericsson will supply core, radio and transmission equipment. The agreement also includes services such as implementation, design and support. The network will be fully integrated with 3's Swedish network, which is also supplied by Ericsson.

It remains to be seen if the two networks will be so integrated that they can work as one infrastructure and hence ignore roaming concerns.

"We have chosen Ericsson because of their performance with our WCDMA network in Sweden so far and their ability to create synergies on a Scandinavian level", said Chris Bannister, CEO at 3.

"We are very proud that 3, a strong driver of 3G, has selected Ericsson as a partner on a Scandinavian level", said Steinar Tveit, President of Market Unit Nordic & Baltics at Ericsson. "This agreement underlines Ericsson's dominance on the Danish and Scandinavian UMTS network market and confirms our global leadership in delivering 3G systems with multi country solutions that are ready for commercial use today".

3 is the brand for Hi3G Access' activities. Hi3G Access has a 3G license in Denmark and Sweden and is owned by Hutchison Whampoa (60%) and Investor AB (40%)."

Posted to the site on 14th April 2003