STOCKHOLM -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed a contract with Russian mobile operator CJSC Yeniseytelecom (YTC) to deliver a trunk radio network based on Ericsson's leading microwave technology for the modernization of its transport network.

Ericsson will implement the latest generation of its compact long-haul microwave system, Marconi LH, and offer Yeniseytelecom professional services such as installation, supervision and training for technical personnel.

Marconi LH will be used for further upgrading Yeniseytelecom's transport network in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The implementation of the new microwave equipment, divided into phases, is scheduled for launch during 2007.

Sergey Ivanov, CEO of YTC, says: "The installation and the restructuring of our transport network are the next steps in YTC's cellular-networks modernization. The project's success so far is very much a result of our long-term partnership with Ericsson."

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