VOL. XLI

No. 26

29-June-1998

EGYPT

Ericsson Signs $100Mn Egyptian Contract

Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunication company, announced on 25 June that it hadsigned a $100mn GSM network contract with Egypt's Misrfone. Ericsson will deliver andinstall a GSM 900 network which includes AXE systems, radio base stations and operationand maintenance services. The network coverage will be initially focused on the River Nilearea, from Upper to Lower Egypt, and particularly in the urban centers of Cairo...