Ericsson selected for Palestinian mobile phone system

Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson was selected to serve the Palestinian cellular phone market, it was officially announced on Thursday.

A $40 million contract was concluded between Ericsson and the Nablus-based Palestinian Telephone Company (Paltel) Map reported.

Ericsson will supply cellular phones according to the GSM norm that enable subscribers to use the mobile phone in other areas that use the GSM norm, Map reported.

Some 17,000 lines will be available by year's end out of a total of 120,000 projected lines.