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To: S. HYDER who wrote (1909)	8/5/1998 10:19:00 AM
From: P2V	Respond to of 5390

Ericsson supplies WCDMA system to Telecom Italia Mobile Ericsson will supply operator Telecom Italia Mobile with a WCDMA system (Wideband CDMA). The purpose of the system in Italy is to perform advanced testing and further evaluation of the breakthrough radio access technology. WCDMA was selected by ETSI (the European standardization body) in January for third-generation mobile communications in Europe. Strong global momentum has been building up for WCDMA, and the Japanese standardization body ARIB has also decided to support the same technology for the fast growing Japanese wireless market. Ericsson will supply the WCDMA experimental system before year-end to Telecom Italia Mobile's R&D centre in the Turin area, to test advanced wireless multimedia services, such as Internet and IP-based services, as well as other datacom and video services. Tests on WCDMA systems will further speed up the process towards fully commercial systems and verify the ease of interoperability with current systems, such as GSM and D-AMPS IS-136. Real-life experiences in WCDMA also support the provisioning of solutions as an integral part of the evolution of today's systems. "Ericsson has pioneered the development of WCDMA and fully supported the long and open-ended standardization process. Our customers in Europe, Asia and North America have strongly supported WCDMA. We see experimental systems as one way of sharing our knowledge and contributing to the rapid build up of competence. The interest in WCDMA is a sign of the enormous momentum behind the technology," says ke Persson, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Ericsson Radio Systems. Recently, Ericsson supplied the world's first WCDMA system to NTT DoCoMo in Japan and will later this year supply another experimental system to Japan Telecom. In Europe, Ericsson will deliver a similar system to the German operators Mannesmann Mobilfunk and T-Mobil, as well as a system to Swedish operator Telia. Ericsson has had its own live WCDMA test bed up and running since 1995. Telecom Italia Mobile is the largest European wireless operator with more than 12 million customers. The company is currently running GSM and analog ETACS networks widely benefiting from the performance of Ericsson's systems. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Bruno Rossi, Business Development and Product Manager Mobile Systems Division, Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Phone: +39 6 7258 3346 Marino Marin, Information and Communication Manager Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Phone: +39 6 7258 3592 Johan Wiklund, Press Relations Manager Ericsson Business Area Mobile Systems Phone: +46 70 560 0134; E-mail: johan.wiklund@era.ericsson.se

To: S. HYDER who wrote (1909)	8/5/1998 10:23:00 AM
From: P2V	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5390

- World's first trial in a commercial network Ericsson and operator Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH have begun the world's first live trial in a commercial GSM network of adaptive antenna technology, both downlink and uplink, that is both to and from the mobile phone. The joint research trial with the new technology - also in the downlink for the first time - is being conducted with base station prototypes in Mannesmann's D2 network in Germany. Adaptive antenna technology can markedly reduce radio interference in both uplink and downlink, improving performance in both directions resulting in substantial capacity gains. Significant service quality improvements are also obtained. By putting the technology to use in the network "hot spots", an operator can also achieve significant improvements in overall network performance with the upgrade of only a few of the base stations. "The benefits of adaptive antenna technology are of great interest to all of us in the mobile communications industry," says Rainer Bormann, Project Manager at Mannesmann. "We have been actively working on the technology with Ericsson for a few years, and it is that kind of close cooperation that assured us that we were now ready to move beyond research field trials and on to actual commercial traffic trials." Adaptive antenna technology uses 'beam forming' to direct an antenna's energy in a narrow beam toward the location of a mobile phone (terminal), limiting the amount of energy needed. As the mobile phone moves, the base station tracks its location and changes the beam direction accordingly. A conventional antenna system transmits and receives signals to and from all parts of a cell. The use of beam-forming technology significantly reduces interference with other cells in the network by minimizing the amount of energy used during communication. "Our joint research with Mannesmann has made it possible for us to be first to conduct live commercial trials with base station prototypes deploying this revolutionary new technology also in the downlink," says Henrik Dam, Research Project Manager at Ericsson Radio Systems. Ericsson and Mannesmann began their joint research activities on adaptive antenna technology for GSM in early 1995. A research field trial was first carried out in Dsseldorf during 1996 to evaluate radio performance. In 1997, prototype base stations were developed and, in early 1998, integrated into Mannesmann's GSM network. GSM is the world's most widely deployed digital wireless communications standard. Ericsson is the market leader in GSM worldwide, with almost half of the 100 million GSM users connected by Ericsson systems. Nearly 120 network operators in some 65 countries rely on Ericsson GSM systems. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Patrik Lundqvist, Manager, Antenna Systems Research Ericsson Radio Systems Phone: +46 8 404 9296; E-mail: patrik.lundqvist@era.ericsson.se Bengt Carlqvist, Strategic Product Manager GSM Ericsson Radio Systems Phone: +46 8 40 45544; E-mail: bengt.carlqvist@era.ericsson.se Johan Wiklund, Press Relations Manager Ericsson Business Area Mobile Systems Phone: +46 70 560 0134; E-mail: johan.wiklund@era.ericsson.se GOOD LUCK TO ALL, Mardy.