Introduction of Ericsson’s 4g+ technology into Ucom's networks approaches final stage

YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/.  Jan Wäreby, SVP, Head of Sales, Wojciech Bajda, Head of Customer Unit Eurasia that covers 11 countries (Belarus, Ukraine, Mongolia, Armenia inclusive) and Peter Laurin, Head of  Northern Europe and Central Asia region paid a working visit to Yerevan, Ucom said today in a press release.

According to it, the honor to introduce Ucom's 4G+ network is entrusted to Ericsson, represented in 180 countries all over the world. The launch of cooperative work was announced in March, and now both companies have approached the final stage of the project implementation.

According to representatives of Ericsson, the Armenian telecommunications market is one of the advanced in terms of standards. The company is excited to provide the Armenian Ucom with the 4G technology, introduced already in North America, Korea, Japan, some parts of China, and, of course, the telecom markets of some European countries.

‘Out of 11 countries I have in my portfolio, this is the first implementation. It’s a very unique technology from the hardware and software point of view, which secures high performance of the network, superior quality and user experience,’ said Wojciech Bajda, Head of Customer Unit Eurasia at Ericsson.

Speaking about the relief  and related  complications with introduction of the latest ‘Ericsson's Radio Solution’, Mr. Bajda expressed confidence that they can quite easily provide good coverage and good capacity for Ucom subscribers in the country, regardless of the type of settlement and terrain. According to him, Armenian relief is not as challenging as many mountainous countries in Asia or deserts of Africa.

‘We are here from Ericsson to visit the Armenian market and also to be part of the success of Ucom, when they now launch the next generation network. It’s a very advanced network, we have the latest technology, enabling this network, not only from sort of 3G, 4G, but also advanced LTE - with the carrier aggregation as well as the air antennas - which is our latest and greatest product», - said Peter Laurin, the regional Head from Ericsson for Region Northern Europe and Central Asia.

The guests have also expressed great satisfaction with the technical staff performance, which installs and puts into daily operation the internationally designed equipment in a professional way.
 
‘In September we will witness the fact of how one can have an Armenian company, delivering global level quality services within Armenia. Our technical staff is well-trained, during the entire period they have astonished their international counterparts with an exceptional professionalism. I can state with satisfaction, that it is thanks to our technical staff, Armenia amongst all post-Soviet countries is the first to introduce this innovative technology solution»,  said Hayk Yesayan, UCOM CEO.

Ucom (Universal Communications) was founded in 2007. It is engaged in providing telecommunications services. With assistance from Ericsson, the company created a broadband access network, providing Internet services, IP-TV and fixed telephony.  In 2015 September it acquired Orange Armenia, a subsidiary of France Telecom. -0-          

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16:28 07/07/2016