PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a contract with tele.ring for the expansion of its UMTS network and a service contract extension under a $74 million agreement.
The network expansion, including UMTS radio access network and a transmission solution, will result in 50 percent of Austria being covered by tele.ring’s UMTS network by the end of 2005. Simultaneously the companies’ existing service contract was expanded and extended for an additional three years.
“With Alcatel we have already realized the first phase of our UMTS launch successfully and cost-efficiently,” said Michael Krammer, chief executive officer of tele.ring. “This move will further strengthen our strategy of offering our customers optimal quality and the best price performance for our UMTS network.”
