Ericsson Signs $30 Million Contract in Ukraine

Ukrainian TDMA (IS-136) operator Digital Cellular Communications (DCC) and Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) have signed a $30 million contract for the expansion of their TDMA network in Ukraine. The contract will enable DCC to expand both capacity and coverage of their network. Deliveries will begin immediately.

The contract includes Ericsson dual-mode (analog/digital) RBS 884 radio base stations and the MSC 800 switching centers, based on the AXE 10 hardware platform. The switches will ensure year 2000 compliance for the network. The contract marks Ericsson's fourth expansion order from DCC in the past two years, and is in response to the rapid subscriber growth that they have experienced.