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To: P2V who wrote (2739)	2/5/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: Raymond	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5390

I like to hear from this thread the opinion about a serious cooperation between CSCO and ERICY.I have heard and read in newspapers that the CSCO boss in Europe has been flirting with Ericsson rather aggressivly the latest days.I don't believe that CSCO could buy Ericsson because of the A and B shares where the A shares are controlled by swedish institutions.The CSCO said something like "CSCO and ERICY would make a wonderful match if they cooperated".I personally have heard that CSCO historically has been a bad company to cooperate with.They never gives away anything.But they could maybe have another approach now after Lucent and Nortel both have bought big datacom companies which will probably give a much harder competition for them. On the QCOM thread they are talking about a possible ERICY takeover of their infrastructurebusiness.That's just a joke.What would Ericsson do with that lossmaking division? Secondly .Why would Ericcson buy something from a company where both the owners and the people working there seems to think that Ericsson is the evil empire. I am still waiting for more GPRS contracts.The first one didn't really get the attention from Wall Street but I think when they have got a bunch of contracts and I am sure they will then they will wake up.My guess is that here is where the big growth will come from the next 2-3 years.There are over 200 GSM operators if I remember correctly and most of them will go for GPRS.That's a lot of infrastructurebusiness.So far Ericsson 1 contract.The rest 0. /R /R

To: P2V who wrote (2739)	2/6/1999 11:58:00 PM
From: P2V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5390

Ericsson to build TDMA network in El Salvador Ericsson has signed a contract with CTE Telecom Personal in El Salvador for the construction of a TDMA (IS-136) wireless network to operate in the 1900 MHz band. The contract is valued at USD 30 million (SEK 235 million). The initial phase of the network will go into commercial service this month with coverage in the San Salvador metropolitan and airport areas. Rapid build-out of the network will provide nationwide coverage by April 1999. CTE Telecom Personal, is a new wireless operator in El Salvador, with France Telecom owning a 51 percent share. Local investors own the remaining 49 percent. Excellent roaming capabilities are available since all neighboring countries also have adopted the TDMA/AMPS standard. TDMA is the dominant digital standard in all of the Americas. Widespread implementation of the TDMA standard not only enables seamless roaming for users throughout North and South America, but to many countries in the Asia Pacific region, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. The contract includes the Jambala open platform for use in creating further personalized services for consumers. Other functionality being supplied includes digital fax and data, voice mail, the ability to send short text messages between phones and the Ericsson's new PrePaid solution. There are more than 90 million subscribers using TDMA/AMPS networks in more than 100 countries worldwide. 18 million of these subscribers are already using TDMA (IS-136) digital services. TDMA (IS-136) already delivers over 85 percent of the IMT-2000 functionality and is being further enhanced to deliver all IMT-2000 capabilities in the existing 800 and 1900 MHz frequency bands and in the new 2 GHz band. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: ericsson.se FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Dominique Jodoin, Vice President Sales & Market Operations Ericsson Business Unit TDMA Systems Phone: +46 8 757 2311 Kristian Tear, President, Ericsson Central America Phone: +525 7262710 Johan Wiklund, Ericsson Corporate Communications Phone: +46 70 560 0134