STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- UKERNA, the U.K.'s Education and Research Network Association, has selected TeliaSonera International Carrier to be one of its two IP Transit providers for the next two years, potentially extendable for five years.
JANET(a) is the network dedicated to the needs of education and research in the UK. It connects the UK's education and research organizations to each other, as well as to the rest of the world through links to the global Internet. The JANET network currently serves over 16 million end-users.
"TeliaSonera International Carrier was awarded the contract based on the quality of its global IP backbone, solid finances and strong focus on customer service," says Tim Kidd, UKERNA(a). "The excellent reputation that TeliaSonera International Carrier has with other National Research Education Networks across Europe was also a very important factor."
UKERNA will be using the TeliaSonera International Carrier IP network as a means of providing Internet access to the many users of the JANET network. "This is a very important win for us at TeliaSonera International Carrier," says Rene Timmermans, Head of Sales at TeliaSonera International Carrier. "We have proved that we are capable of satisfying the demanding long-term UKERNA requirements and the deal demonstrates how TeliaSonera International Carrier is a major player in the UK IP Transit marketplace."
(a) JANET and UKERNA are registered trademarks of the Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland and Wales.
About TeliaSonera International Carrier
TeliaSonera International Carrier is a global provider of cross-border communications services. We provide innovative solutions that help operators, service providers, content providers, and other large-scale users exploit new business opportunities. We constantly explore new ways for customers to increase profitability, improve quality and cut costs. Through intelligent use of our extensive network and high-quality technology, we deliver a wide range of standardized and customizable services, from bandwidth to advanced IP services. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a company fully owned by the TeliaSonera Group.
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TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic regions. At the end of December 2004 TeliaSonera had 15,411,000 mobile customers (51,359,000 incl associated companies) and 8,312,000 fixed telephony customers (8,943,000 incl associated companies) and 2,017,000 internet customers (2,056,000 incl associated companies). Outside the home markets TeliaSonera has extensive interests in the growth markets in Russia, Turkey and Eurasia. TeliaSonera is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Net sales January-December 2004 amounted to SEK 81.9 billion (EUR 9.08 billion). The number of employees was 29,082.
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