28 July, 2004: Ericsson has been awarded a contract, its first in China, by Beijing Communication Corporation, a subsidiary of China Netcom Corporation (CNC), to provide In-Building Solutions (IBS) for the new National Grand Theatre. Under the contract, Ericsson will provide full services including project management, network design, installation, testing, operation and maintenance, as well as hardware and software for the in-building solution of the National Grand Theatre.This is one of the world's most complex IBS system ever built, as it will incorporate six different technologies including trunked radio, CDMA800, GSM900, GSM1800, PHS, and WCDMA.

The successful deployment of Ericsson's IBS solutions in the National Grand Theatre will enable its visitors and audience to enjoy a superior seamless and high-quality communications coverage, such as smooth mobile phone calls and high-speed WLAN Internet accesses. It will also lay a solid foundation for the theatre's in-building communications networks to migrate smoothly to 3G networks in the future.

CNC Beijing is the main communications contractor of the National Grand Theatre. Ericsson will work closely with CNC Beijing to provide complete in-building communications solutions for the project. The project implementation will start in mid-August, and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2005.

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