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To: P2V who wrote (2941)	3/15/1999 8:07:00 PM
From: P2V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5390

WCDMA Demo Center in Stockholm STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--Ericsson has opened a WCDMA Demo Center in Stockholm, Sweden, where operators and others can experience 3G services for the mobile user in a high bandwidth environment. Ericsson, together with Scandinavia's largest operator Telia, also launched the advanced Stockholm WCDMA Test Network in Kista, just outside Stockholm. At the demonstration in the new center today, visitors were able to try out 3G applications while traveling about in a vehicle in the test network area. Users communicated with Ericsson's Demo Center via video and surfed the Web. Music and video clips were also downloaded in real-time from popular web sites. Ericsson and Telia began cooperation on WCDMA in the spring of 1998. The new network launched today is a 3G (third-generation) mobile system integrated with other cellular and fixed networks. It features a WCDMA cellular network with multiple radio base stations, a network controller and a switching center. The WCDMA network connects to Telia's GSM and ISDN networks as well as to the Internet. It also connects to the local PSTN via Ericsson's corporate network. This new WCDMA network allows for further testing of a range of advanced user applications, like video conferencing, multimedia e-mailing, IP-based services and Web surfing on real public networks, both mobile and fixed. ''The new network is proof of the advanced research that has gone into WCDMA. It brings us another step closer to commercial deployment. The network is different from most test systems as it enables true WCDMA mobility - the ability to use wideband services while on the move from one place to another,'' said Hakan Djuphammar, Director of WCDMA Product Strategy at Ericsson, at the opening ceremony. ''The applications you see are real, powerful and have great impact. 3G services will change the way we live, work and play. Telia is a forward looking company and we see this collaboration as a strategic relation to develop and drive UMTS technology,'' said Lorentz Engstrom, Senior Technical Advisor for Telia Mobile. ''In addition to demonstrating 3G technology, the WCDMA test network also provides an excellent opportunity to conduct performance tests of different services,'' stated Claes Nycander, President of Telia Research. ''In short, we are combining Telia's leading mobile application development with Ericsson's vast knowledge of mobile systems.'' The WCDMA Test Network covers an area of about 15 square kilometers between the cities of Akalla, Kista and Sollentuna, near Stockholm. Coverage is also planned soon in the Stockholm downtown area. ''These applications demonstrate the immense service opportunities for 3G networks and explain why operators around the world are excited about a highly developed technology like WCDMA,'' added Ericsson's Hakan Djuphammar. The launch of the new WCDMA network is the latest in a series that Ericsson has initiated with various operators in Italy, Germany, Japan and the UK. Ericsson also has a WCDMA cooperation agreement in China. Ericsson is maintaining its position as the leader in WCDMA technology. The company completed the world's first WCDMA voice call the first week of April 1998. In January 1999, WCDMA video calls were made over the international public ISDN network between Ericsson's WCDMA experimental systems in Italy and Germany. Ericsson recently made another breakthrough with WCDMA multimedia calls from its WCDMA Center at Guildford, UK through international public fixed networks to Sweden. 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 Contact: PER BENGTSSON KATHY EGAN 212/685-4030

To: P2V who wrote (2941)	3/17/1999 9:17:00 AM
From: Mika Kukkanen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5390

Actually lots more news and expect more through the CeBIT show... Thanks Mardy, but I'd rather not be back though! ericsson.com Tuesday, March 16 1999 Ericsson and Dagens Industri are developing mobile business tool for the future Ericsson and Dagens Industri, Sweden's leading business daily, are testing wireless distribution of financial information and transaction services to handheld computers. The service concept, known as "di.se powered by Ericsson," is designed for people who have to be able to receive, and act upon, information regardless of time and location. More ... Tuesday, March 16 1999 Ericsson and Juniper Networks deliver Internet backbone router and integration services for new public network infrastructure Separate Equity and Distribution Agreements strengthen cooperation More ... Tuesday, March 16 1999 Ericsson and Memotec® enter into global partnership Ericsson and Memotec Communications Inc. (Memotec) announced today a strategic global alliance agreement under which Ericsson's Enterprise Systems Unit will co-market Memotec's CX Series of Frame Relay access solutions @ with support for data, voice and video @ through its worldwide subsidiary organizations and distribution networks, spanning over 130 countries. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. More ... Tuesday, March 16 1999 Ericsson measures energy consumption with GSM technique, saving money for consumers Ericsson has signed a contract with Enermet concerning an order of the GSM module, GM 12, to a value of USD 19 million (SEK 160 million). The GSM module makes it possible for the consumer to read off the energy consumption in a new way. The co-operation between Ericsson and Enermet means that the consumer is in much better control of the energy costs and can act faster when changes occur. More ... ericsson.com