Yesterday it was Nokia, Today it is Ericsson in Asia
The Ericsson-Nokia rat race in Asia is turning out to be an interesting one. Almost every week recently, either Swedens Ericsson (News - Alert) or its Scandinavian rival, Finlands Nokia (News - Alert), has announced major tie-ups in the region.
Yesterday, Nokia said it had bagged a $63 million GSM contract from Yunnan Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (Yunnan MCC) in China. As if on cue, Ericsson today said it has been awarded a contract By FarEasTone to deploy high speed packet access (HSPA) and IMS in Taiwan.
An Ericsson statement said the HSPA network will be the fastest in Taiwan , supporting initial download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps, nine times faster than the existing 3G network.
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