25/01/2007 ( Source: www.3GNewsroom.com )

Ericsson wins GSM/EDGE contracts with Digicel Group in El Salvador and Guyana

Ericsson has been awarded two GSM/EDGE contracts by Digicel Group, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean and Central America. Under the contracts, Ericsson will provide nation-wide GSM/EDGE networks in El Salvador and Guyana.


The contracts include GSM radio and transmission equipment, GPRS/EDGE networks, pre-paid systems, network-management systems, implementation services, and training. Commercial deployment is planned for the first quarter of 2007.


Ericsson is now supplying GSM systems in more than 22 markets to the Digicel Group. This is the first contract for Ericsson in Guyana and strengthens the partnership between Ericsson and Digicel across the region.


EDGE brings 3G capability to the GSM network by substantially increasing data performance and capacity. With end-user bit rates of up to 250Kbps and support by a majority of modern GSM phones, it brings cost-efficient mobile internet to subscribers.