STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Vattenfall Data AB has decided to extend its existing agreement with Song Networks Svenska AB, a subsidiary of Song Networks Holding AB (Stockholmsborsen: SONW). The existing data network that Song Networks has been supplying since the end of 2003 is now being extended to achieve better coverage and accessibility. The agreement will run for three years at a value of approximately SEK 7.8 million.
Vattenfall Data AB, which has responsibility for the Vattenfall Group's data communications in the Nordic region, chose an Ethernet VPN solution from Song Networks in October 2003. The solution currently links together some 20 workplaces in a communication network with redundant connections ranging from 20 to 100 Mbit/s. The solution is now being extended with an IP VPN solution that will connect a further 85 offices at a speed of 2 to 4 Mbit/s.
"We are continually working to consolidate our infrastructure, where our internal data network is an important facilitator. This expansion with a larger bandwidth and the safeguarding of redundancy and minimal delay is therefore a priority. The solution that Song Networks supplied previously has worked really well, so we are now extending the agreement," says Jan Andersson, head of IT Infrastructure at Vattenfall Data AB.
For information, please contact: Song Networks Svenska AB Mats Almgren, Sales and Marketing Director Phone: + 46 (0)8 5631 02 40 Mobile: + 46 (0)701 81 02 40 E-mail: mats.almgren@songnetworks.se
Song Networks Svenska AB Tobias Gyhlenius, Press Service Phone: + 46 (0)8 5631 05 27 Mobile: + 46 (0)701 81 05 27 E-mail: tobias.gyhlenius@songnetworks.se
About Song Networks, (Stockholmsborsen: SONW) Song Networks is a leading Nordic telecom operator. Based on its own infrastructure, Song Networks offers a wide range of data communication and telephony services within Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. The company possesses leading-edge expertise within data communications, and focuses on delivering IP VPN and Internet Access services to business customers. Song Networks is a stable challenger of the former state-owned operators. Business customers are connected at competitive prices to the Group's DSL and fiber network, which offers high capacity and the best coverage in the Nordic region. Song Networks' main competitive advantage is the ability to offer efficient and technically advanced communications solutions in combination with a personal reception and top-quality customer service. The company was founded in 1995 and has approximately 860 employees. The head office is located Stockholm and the company has 23 offices located in the Nordic region. www.songnetworks.net
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Vattenfall extends agreement with Song Networks