Telia to bring Poland into Viking Network by year's end

Swedish telecom group Telia has announced that it will connect Poland and the Czech Republic to its worldwide fiber optics network by the end of the year. The cost of the Polish section of what Telia calls its Viking Network is estimated at zl.120 million. The Viking Network comprises 40,000 kilometers of cable linking the USA and Europe. The Polish section will connect Warsaw with Prague and Berlin. The network offers its clients rapid Internet access and data transmission at 10Gb per second. President of Telia, Lars Rydin, has stated that the expansion of the network to Central and Eastern Europe is vital for the company, as it gives it a key advantage over its competitors. (Puls Biznesu, p.3) A.D.