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TeliaSonera signs first 4G modem contract with Samsung
– First in the world with next generation’s mobile broadband

October 22, 2009 -

TeliaSonera has secured delivery of data modems for the 4G commercial launch in Sweden and Norway in 2010. The contract with Samsung for 4G modems brings TeliaSonera one major step towards 4G, the next generation’s mobile broadband, offering customers up to ten times higher speed than today.

The world’s first contract for deliveries of 4G modems to be used by end customers has been signed between TeliaSonera and Samsung. TeliaSonera’s goal is to be the first operator in the world to launch 4G on a commercial basis.

“The 4G modems from Samsung will play a very important role in our 4G launch in Sweden and Norway,” says Kenneth Karlberg, President and Head of Mobility Services, TeliaSonera. “We look forward to sharing Samsung’s world leading mobile experience when offering our customers a whole new way of enjoying mobility services.”

Samsung will deliver mobile broadband modems for TeliaSonera’s commercial launch of 4G in Stockholm and Oslo in 2010. TeliaSonera and Samsung have teamed up to meet customers’ continuously increasing demands for high speed mobile broadband services and together they will acquire early market understanding from end users’ ways of using 4G.

- We are very pleased to work together with TeliaSonera. This is an historic step forward for today’s telecommunication industry. With TeliaSonera’s initiation of a 4G service we expect more consumers to enjoy advanced mobile broadband services much earlier than expected,” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

Facts: The 4G modems will be USB dongles for laptops offering high speed mobile broadband. The 4G/LTE system is based on 3GPP standards.