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Ericsson(L.M.)(Telefonaktiebolaget)
20 February 2001


Ericsson introduces GSM 800, a new industry standard, to its global family
of GSM offerings

Ericsson  announces  it  is  developing  GSM/GPRS/EDGE  for  the  800  MHz
frequency  band,  further complementing its world leading mobile  Internet
total  systems  offering. Plans call for initial GSM 800  deliveries  from
Ericsson by the second half of 2001.
With  the  advent of the mobile Internet, operators are eager  to  rapidly
introduce new services and applications. Adding GSM/GPRS/EDGE in  the  800
MHz  frequency  range leverages the efficiencies of the open,  global  GSM
standard and gives both TDMA and GSM operators a new route to 3G services.
By  adopting  GSM,  the  world's largest standard,  operators  with  these
frequencies  will  take  advantage of economies of  scale  for  terminals,
infrastructure and mobile Internet applications.
"As  the leading supplier of GSM solutions in the world, Ericsson is  able
to  support any operator, anywhere who wants to introduce GSM, now in  all
major  frequency  bands," says Bo Bergstrom, head of GSM,  TDMA  and  EDGE
systems at Ericsson. "Any operator, large or small, will benefit from  the
large applications development community working with GSM/GPRS as a base."
Subscribers  will  appreciate facilitated global roaming  with  multi-band
handsets  because  the  service portfolio  for  GSM  800  will  be  easily
integrated  with  the  service portfolios of GSM  networks  in  any  other
frequency band, anywhere.
"We  have  committed to GSM/GPRS/EDGE in the 800 band  in  order  to  best
support  the  long-term interests of our customers' businesses,"  adds  Bo
Bergstrom.  "There  is a clear trend in the industry toward  a  mainstream
technology  choice  of  GSM/GPRS, followed  by  EDGE/UMTS  for  the  third
generation."
Ericsson's  GSM  800 portfolio will include a full range of  products  and
services  for  smooth introduction over existing networks,  including  for
example  site co-location packages, TDMA/GSM number portability solutions,
and common pre-paid and network management systems.
"Ericsson  remains  firmly committed to TDMA for  primarily  voice-centric
services,  and  also  to cdmaOne and its 3G evolution path  to  cdma2000,"
emphasizes Mats Dahlin, head of Division Mobile Systems at Ericsson.
Ericsson  is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation  in
mobility and Internet in creating the new era of mobile Internet. Ericsson
provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications
to  mobile  phones and other communications tools. With more than  100,000
employees  in  140  countries,  Ericsson  simplifies  communications   for
customers all over the world.
Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/pressroom
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
James Borup, Press Relations, Division Mobile Systems
Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 70 590 9261; E-mail: james.borup@lme.ericsson.se

Fredrik Naslund, Vice President, Sales and Market Development
Ericsson GSM/TDMA/EDGE Systems
Phone: +46 70 851 0648; E-mail: fredrik.naslund@era.ericsson.se

Further Information
GSM  is  present  in  every region of the world and  is  the  most  widely
deployed  mobile standard with more than 400 million subscribers globally.
GSM  today  operates in the 900 and 1800 MHz frequency bands primarily  in
Europe and Asia-Pacific, and the 1900 MHz band in the Americas.

The  800  MHz  frequencies are today used primarily  for  AMPS,  TDMA  and
cdmaOne,  largely in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions,  and  also  in
Europe-Africa-Middle East. Operators with these frequencies now  have  the
opportunity to deploy GSM/GPRS/EDGE, providing a new route to 3G services.

Ericsson's GSM 800 with GPRS can be upgraded to EDGE with only a  software
upgrade.  The  core  network  can later also be  integrated  with  a  UMTS
introduction, giving operators the flexibility to smoothly combine service
offerings with EDGE in existing frequency bands and UMTS in new spectrum.

Several  operators in the Americas have recently stated their decision  to
deploy  GSM/GPRS  networks  from Ericsson alongside  their  existing  TDMA
systems,  and  have  also  stated their decision  to  take  the  EDGE/UMTS
evolution path to 3G.

Rogers (Canada)
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20010131-0089.html
Telcel (Mexico)
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20001221-0112.html
Telecom Personal (Argentina)
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20001220-0118.html
AT&T Wireless (USA)
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20001130-0102.html
Entel Movil (Bolivia)
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20001113-0068.html

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