Today Ericsson announced signing of the contract for the supply and implementation of infrastructure equipment, including ENGINE, DWDM, CDMA and SDH transmission network and 3200 kilometers of fiber-optical cable, for the complex multi-network project for Kazakhstan’s customer TOO TelecomNet. The Contract, valued at app. 60 million EURO, runs for 3 years and will be implemented in three phases.

The realization of the first part of the project, valued at 39 million EURO, for the supply, implementation and integration of the network, including ANS, MD110, EDA, fibre-optic cable, as well as civil works starts right after signing of the contract, in May 2005. The contract was signed by Ericsson's local company in Croatia, Ericsson Nikola Tesla.

“Being the world leader in telecommunications Ericsson is honoured and proud to supply its state-of-art technologies and solutions to the rapidly developing market of Kazakhstan. We are confident, that together with TOO TelecomNet we will be able contribute a lot into the development of the world-class communications in the country for the benefit of its citizens”, - said Guenther Begemann, President of Ericsson in Kazakhstan.

"We are extremely proud, that TOO TelecomNet has chosen Ericsson as a supplier for this large and complex project. I’m confident, that the customer's business growth will be supported by the high-performance network, as Ericsson always stands close to its customers and has its customers' best interest at heart. The realization of the project will require close cooperation of Ericsson and TOO TelecomNet experts and it will also be a channel for knowledge transfer towards the customer", - comments Josip Jakovac, VP of Ericsson Nikola Tesla and Export Director for this region.

Marina Levina
Vice-President Communication
Ericsson Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Phone: (+7 095) 247 6211;
E-mail: marina.levina@ericsson.com

Snjezana Bahtijari
Communication Director
Ericsson Nikola Tesla
Phone: + 385 1 365 4556
E-mail: snjezana.bahtijari@ericsson.com