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October 2002 - Ericsson secures additional 3G projects
for J-PHONE's WCDMA network build-out in Japan.
In
support of J-PHONE's strategy to aggressively build-out
nationwide 3G coverage, Ericsson will deploy its 3G
macro base stations as well as its newly developed 3G
micro base stations which are especially efficient for
urban areas, hotspots and for example subways and in-building
coverage. Ericsson's 3G system has been in operation
since June 30 this year, when J-PHONE began its 3G trial
service.
"It
was a natural for us to choose Ericsson, a long-term
partner, as one of the vendors to smoothly facilitate
our rapid and cost-efficient roll-out of 3G," said John
Thompson, CTO of J-PHONE. "J-PHONE is part of the Vodafone
Group, and with Ericsson as a strategic supplier to
the Vodafone Group, we already have agreements, product
plans and processes in place to run operations in a
cost efficient way," added Thompson.
"We
are delighted to participate in J-PHONE's 3G rollout
and look forward to help make the network a successful
high-quality service network," said Morgan Bengtsson,
President, Ericsson Japan.
SOURCE
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