Landis+Gyr to adopt TeliaSonera telecom services worldwide

TeliaSonera and Landis+Gyr, the Swiss headquartered energy company with
operations in 30 countries,  have concluded a five-year agreement on expert
services and telecommunications to almost 100 offices around the world, enabled
by TeliaSonera´s international IP network. The agreement is worth USD 10
million.
With this move, Landis+Gyr is able to consolidate its current multi-vendor
network service environment into one consistent and flexible operation using a
single service provider. TeliaSonera will provide a Managed Network services for
Landis+Gyr, coupled with cloud based Internet, Security, Application Performance
Monitoring, Expert and Consulting services that meets current as well as future
service requirements for capacity, prioritization, availability and service
quality. The Managed Network services will provide Landis+Gyr with scalable and
secure access to IT infrastructure globally ensuring effective response to
business demands.

Landis+Gyr has used TeliaSonera’s telecommunications services in Northern Europe
for over three years. During this time, Landis+Gyr has been impressed by
TeliaSonera’s ability to provide reliable service in terms of network service
availability and proactive fault management.

“TeliaSonera excels not only because it has one of the most extensive IP
networks in the world, but also because it has shown great innovation and been a
pioneer in telecom services. We believe that cooperation with TeliaSonera offers
us an opportunity to influence the construction and development of our ICT
infrastructure with a flexible partner that is easy and effective to communicate
with,” said Dieter Hecht, Chief Procurement Officer, Landis+Gyr.

“Landis+Gyr is a pioneer in the application of ICT in measurement devices. We
are proud to be able to help our customer get the maximum benefit from their
telecommunications services and our network around the world,” said Petri
Niittymäki, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services at Sonera.

The services will be built over TeliaSonera’s 61,000 km international fiber
network which reaches 200 points of presence in 35 countries and is ranked, by
Internet intelligence authority Renesys, as one of the top two global IP
backbones. TeliaSonera International Carrier manages this network, and commits
to providing fast, high-quality and reliable always-on connectivity worldwide.
For information, please contact:
Petri Niittymäki, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services, Sonera
Tel. +358 40 302 3000
Email: firstname.lastname@teliasonera.com
Thomas Zehnder, Vice President Group Communications Landis+Gyr
Tel. +41 41 935 6019
E-mail: firstname.lastname@landisgyr.com

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TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services in the Nordic
and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and
Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera helps people and companies communicate in an
easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Our ambition is to be number
one or two in all our markets, providing the best customer experience, high
quality networks and cost efficient operations. TeliaSonera is also the leading
European wholesale provider with a wholly-owned international carrier network.
In 2013, net sales amounted to SEK 101.7 billion, EBITDA to SEK 35.6 billion and
earnings per share to SEK 3.46. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at
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