Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is bringing the first HSPA-enabled 3G/WCDMA commercial network in Brazil to the operator Telemig Celular (NASDAQ:TMB). Ericsson will also expand and modernize Telemig Celular's existing network across Brazil's Minas Gerais state.

Under the sole-supplier agreement, Ericsson will provide new 3G/WCDMA core and radio networks, including HSPA. Ericsson will take end-to-end turn-key responsibility and provide network deployment, systems integration and business consulting services.

Ericsson's HSPA solution will enable Telemig Celular to break through with a new generation of mobile broadband services, delivering true broadband speed of up to 14.4Mbps. Telemig Celular's subscribers will also enjoy a richer communication experience.

André Mastrobuono, Telemig Celular's CEO, says Telemig Celular's aim is to enhance digital opportunities in Minas Gerais. "HSPA is the perfect technology for us to offer voice calls of superior quality, and exciting and multimedia-enriched mobile broadband. We will also be able to offer digital inclusion via PC cards that will bring internet to remote areas in a cost-efficient way, creating new ways for all users to connect to others and find information wherever they are.