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Rogers Communications selects Ericsson for 3G UMTS/HSDPA network deployment14 February 2006
Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RG) has chosen Ericsson(NASDAQ: ERICY) as its exclusive supplier for the deployment of itsnext generation HSDPA voice and data network, scheduled to launch inthe fall of 2006.
Under the terms of agreement, Ericsson will be the sole provider forRogers' Universal Mobile Telephone System/High-Speed Packet Access(UMTS/HSDPA) packet core and radio network equipment. This networkis expected to deliver wireless speeds of up to 1.5 to 2 times fasterthan the current EVDO claims around the world.
Nadir Mohamed, President and Chief Executive Officer, RogersCommunications Group, says: "With the introduction of HSDPA, wefurther extend our leadership as Canada's largest supplier ofwireless data services and continue to provide innovative solutionsthat meet the core needs of our customers."
Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO, Ericsson, says: "Providingcustomers with faster, more advanced broadband wireless services is amust in a world that has gone mobile. We are excited to be workingwith Rogers for the national deployment of Canada's UMTS/HSDPArollout - a pioneering next step that will deliver richer content andadvanced mobile applications such as full-motion video downloads andultra-fast data to Canadians on the move."
Ericsson UMTS/HSDPA is the current state-of-the-art 3G networktechnology based on the world standard for wireless communications -GSM - and is a natural progression for Rogers which already operatesthe largest coast-to-coast high-speed network.
UMTS/HSDPA promises to provide customers with significantly higherdata speeds (evolving to peak downlink speeds of 14.4 megabits persecond), and offers operators more than twice the system capacity ofcurrent cellular radio technologies.
HSDPA will enable operators to deliver more advanced mobile broadbandservices such as Internet and access to corporate data networks. Itsunprecedented data rates will allow users to download audio, videoand large files or attachments significantly faster than withtraditional UMTS.
This technology will enable new applications such as videoconferencing, remote desktop access, interactive multi player gaming,video ring tunes and dynamic content to navigate the mobile internet.
Deployment will begin immediately with the first commercial launchexpected in the fall of 2006.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internetcommunications through its continuous technology leadership.Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericssonis helping to create the most powerful communication companies in theworld.
Read more at http://www.ericsson.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Ericsson Media RelationsPhone: +46 8 719 6992E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com
About Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadiancommunications and media company engaged in three primary lines ofbusiness. Rogers Wireless is Canada's largest wireless voice anddata communications services provider and the country's only carrieroperating on the world standard GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology platform;Rogers Cable is Canada's largest cable television provider offeringcable television, high-speed Internet access, telephony and datanetworking services and video retailing; and Rogers Media is Canada'spremier collection of category leading media assets with businessesin radio, television broadcasting, television shopping, publishingand sports entertainment. For further information about the Rogersgroup of companies, please visit www.rogers.com.
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SOURCE: Ericsson
Source: marketwire
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