Ericsson wins Greenland 5G deal
30/09/2022 13:00
OSLO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Swedish telecom equipment
maker Ericsson ERICb.ST has been contracted to build a 5G
network in Greenland, initially covering three towns, local
phone company Tusass said on Friday.
Deploying Ericsson equipment and Netgear NTGR.O routers,
Tusass will bring high-speed wireless internet to the sparsely
populated island without resorting to expensive and
hard-to-deploy cables, the company said.
A further 10 towns, including Greenland's capital Nuuk, are
set to follow next.
Tusass said it plans to invest around 1 billion Danish
crowns ($131.3 million) to secure and expand Greenland's
infrastructure and improve communication.
Greenland, an island of just 56,000 people, is part of the
Kingdom of Denmark but has broad autonomy.
($1 = 7.6155 Danish crowns)
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik)
((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70))