Svenska hopes that this deal will provide the company with the ability to build a UMTS network in Sweden.
Ericsson was the first to introduce technologies for sharing 3G networks and has some of the industry’s most comprehensive set of solutions.
Ericsson now must be looking to broker further deals after seeing the recent announcement by BT and Deutsche Telekom to co-operate in 3G rollout.
Svenska UMTS Nat AB, is a joint venture between Tele2 and Telia.
