Ericsson gets Pakistan GSM/GPRS network order

Ericsson further strengthens its industry leadership in managed services by the signing of a services contract with Warid Telecommunications Pvt. Limited (Warid Telecom) in Pakistan. The contract with Warid Telecom covers the first phase of its nationwide GSM/GPRS network, covering 28 major cities.

Under the contract, Ericsson will provide turnkey network design, deployment and integration of a complete GSM/GPRS solution, including supply of core and radio network infrastructure. In providing managed services, Ericsson takes full responsibility for operation and maintenance as well as optimization of Warid's network. Coverage and network build-out will begin immediately and the network is expected to be ready for commercial launch in early 2005…