STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. said VoiceStream Wireless Corp. awarded the vendor a multi-year contract for equipment and services to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in the eastern United States.
The contract is valued at $350 million, with provisions for an additional $90 million. The contract includes mobile terminals, Wireless Application Protocol gateways, General Packet Radio Service platforms, backbone infrastructure, portal solutions and professional services for creating wireless data applications.