The L M Ericsson Telefon AB annual survey on demand for its AXE local and transit exchanges reveals that, out of a total of 635 AXEs on order, 197 will be installed in Central and South America, a figure that reflects the advances in telecommunications being made on that continent: Brazil has a total of 48 AXEs on order, but Mexico, whose PTT Telefonos de Mexico is up for privatisation – Ericsson is thought by some to be one of the favoured contender for a major share – is to give Ericsson most business with orders for 84 exchanges; for the AXE in cellular networks, the UK is set to provide the Swedes with more revenues than anyone else, having ordered another seven AXEs to add to the 24 already installed here.
