Ericsson will provide GPRS core network equipment to cover more than 50 cities in nine provinces, including Shanghai, Shandong, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Chongqing, Hebei and Hubei.
First deliveries will begin in October and when this phase is completed, the nationwide GPRS network will support up to 2.1 million users and functionality such as WAP over GPRS, PC-connected Web surfing, mobile e-mail and mobile chatting.
The GPRS network that China Mobile is constructing is the largest in the world and is critical for our future growth in providing advanced mobile Internet services, says Li Yue, Vice President of China Mobile. We believe China Mobile is able to deploy the GPRS network faster and easier through enhanced co-operation with Ericsson.
Ericsson is the recognized leader for GPRS and today we have over 40 percent of the China GPRS market, says Jan Malm, President Ericsson China. We are pleased to have this opportunity to enhance our co-operation with China Mobile on GPRS, facilitating smooth migration of their GSM network to 2.5G and 3G networks.
SOURCE: COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
