STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(Business Wire)--
TeliaSonera International Carrier expands its extensive
international backbone further into Eastern Europe and sets up its
first point of presence in Sofia. Customers will benefit from the
availability of high quality IP services and the ability to connect
locally to Europe's largest and fastest growing IP-backbone.
"The expansion into Balkan area and Eurasia is an important
strategic step in our ambition to become one of the three largest
global IP carriers" said Malin Frenning Senior Vice President of
TeliaSonera and Head of TeliaSonera International Carrier. "Our Sofia
POP is a tangible sign of our belief in the Eastern European market.
Developing Eastern Europe presence and delivering high quality IP
services locally and globally is the future for TeliaSonera
International Carrier."
Bulgaria is one of Europe's fastest growing countries in terms of
economic growth. The need for IP solutions is increasing as a result
of heavily increased Internet usage.
TeliaSonera International Carrier provides wholesale international
IP, Capacity and Voice services to major destinations in Europe and
across the Atlantic. The services are based on TeliaSonera
International Carrier's wholly owned European and trans-Atlantic
networks. As well as owning one of the largest network footprints in
Europe, TeliaSonera International Carrier also has peering points in
the US. TeliaSonera International Carrier is the leading carrier of IP
and Voice traffic in Europe. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a
company fully owned by the TeliaSonera Group. In 2007 TeliaSonera
International Carrier was awarded for Best Wholesale Carrier by the
World Communication Awards. Visit www.teliasoneraic.com
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circumstances, including future performance and other trend
projections are forward-looking statements. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they
relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the
future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control
of TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera provides telecommunication services in the Nordic and
Baltic countries, in Spain and the emerging markets of Eurasia,
including Russia and Turkey. We are the leading European provider of
quality cross-border voice, IP and capacity services, provided through
our wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2007, TeliaSonera's
net sales amounted to SEK 96 billion, and at the end of December 2007
the total number of subscriptions exceeded 114 million in 18
countries. The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and the company is included
in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Simplicity and service are
important tools for us in creating profitable growth and value for our
customers and shareholders. Read more at www.teliasonera.com
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