STOCKHOLM (dpa-AFX) - KPN International's units E-Plus Group in Germany and KPN Group Belgium in Belgium have selected Ericsson (ERIC) to upgrade their mobile backhaul in Germany and Belgium over the next 3 years. Ericsson would install over 15,000 MINI-LINK transmission node links in these countries before the end of 2013. For the operators, the mobile backhaul upgrade would lead to lower costs per bit, a smooth migration from Time Division Multiplex or TDM to packet transport, and the opportunity to scale microwave up to gigabit capacities step-by-step. Gerhard Lüdtke, Director Access Network at E-Plus Group, noted, 'To cope with the continuous rapid growth in data traffic and offer faster mobile access and backhaul networks, we are upgrading our mobile backhaul with the help of Ericsson's MINI-LINK technology. This investment will also allow us to make our network more cost-effective and future-proof, to the benefit of our broadband business.' Work pertaining to the contract has already begun, and Ericsson would migrate the two mobile operators' TDM-based transmission networks to packet-based mobile backhaul networks to pave the way for the introduction of HSPA Evolution and LTE.
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