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Ericsson wins contract with Golden Telecom for Ethernet DSL Access

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2003--Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) and Ukrainian operator Golden Telecom, have signed a contract for an Ethernet DSL Access broadband network. Golden Telecom is the first operator in the Ukraine to have selected Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access solution.

Ericsson will provide Golden Telecom with ADSL lines to establish broadband service for several locations in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and in the Kiev region. The ADSL lines will be delivered using Ericsson's ultra-compact and scalable Ethernet DSL Access solution providing fast Internet access and voice access, as well as Voice over IP (VoIP).

"As the Ukraine's leading provider of integrated telecommunications services to corporate clients as well as telecom operators, Golden Telecom faces the challenge of providing demanding business customers with high-speed data channels," says Mladen Pejnovic, General Director of Golden Telecom. "By choosing Ericsson's reliable solution we are well prepared to provide our customers with next-generation-network services today like Virtual Private Networks, and broadband access."

Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access enables standard DSL lines to be offered economically at smaller sites, starting from eight subscribers, and uses Ethernet technology to provide cost-effective high-bandwidth links in the 'second mile' network.

"We are pleased that Golden Telecom selected our Ethernet DSL Access solution to build out their broadband network," says Leif Edwall, President of Ericsson Ukraine. "We are honored to help our customer achieve their goals in the fast-growing DSL market and to offer their customers high-speed Internet services in the Ukraine."

Deliveries for this contract are currently underway.

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.

Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press

About Golden Telecom

Golden Telecom was established in 1996 and initially offered only cellular services in Kiev; the Ukrainian capital. It established it's CLEC and gateway operation soon after obtaining additional licenses and building an independently owned fiber optic overlay network in Kiev to provide digital access to key corporate and multinational clients. Golden Telecom provides international incoming, termination carrier services to major regional population centers throughout Ukraine. The company's ISP service is also available in all major regions in Ukraine.

About Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access Solution

Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access solution enables fixed network operators to deploy the required second-mile bandwidth at less than half of the cost of equivalent ATM-based bandwidth. By avoiding concentration in the DSLAM and connecting directly to an Ethernet aggregation network, the new solution opens up the possibility to support high bandwidth demanding services without DSLAM bottlenecks, while at the same time reducing transport costs ten-fold. This dramatically alters the economics of rolling out DSL and enables operators to address the 'second wave' of broadband subscribers profitably, following the initial early-adopter wave.

A key advantage of providing DSL services in this way is that existing standardized DSL interfaces are unchanged. The subscriber simply uses a standard DSL modem, which the Ethernet connection from the PC or LAN plugs into in the normal way.

Read more about Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access at: www.ericsson.com/publicethernet

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