MTS said it had signed an additional $286 million contract with Ericsson for the expansion and modernisation of its 2G, 3G and LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks across Russia.

Ericsson also signed a seven-year partnership agreement with Russia's No. 2 mobile operator Megafon this month.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; editing by David Clarke)

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