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EastLink Wireless picks Ericsson for HSPA+ deployment

L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) won a four-year deal to be the sole vendor for Canadian operator EastLink Wireless’s core and radio access networks, using HSPA+ and next generation technologies. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
Ericsson said it will deploy its multi-standard radio base station; RBS 6000, circuit switched and packet networks including Evolved Packet Core and Operation Support Systems (OSS), as well as provide professional services.
With 1,500 employees, EastLink offers telephony, broadband, television and other services to the residential, business and public sectors in Canada. The company operates in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.
“We strive to provide our customers with the best communications and entertainment experience possible,” said Matthew MacLellan, president of EastLink Wireless. “With this network evolution, our customers will be able to work and communicate more reliably and faster than ever before.”
Ericsson said it invested more than $356 million in Canada last year and ranks as one of the top research-and-development investors in the country.

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Tracy Ford
Tracy Ford
Former Associate Publisher and Executive Editor, RCR Wireless NewsCurrently HetNet Forum Director703-535-7459 tracy.ford@pcia.com Ford has spent more than two decades covering the rapidly changing wireless industry, tracking its changes as it grew from a voice-centric marketplace to the dynamic data-intensive industry it is today. She started her technology journalism career at RCR Wireless News, and has held a number of titles there, including associate publisher and executive editor. She is a winner of the American Society of Business Publication Editors Silver Award, for both trade show and government coverage. A graduate of the Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Ford holds a B.S. degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis on public relations.