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Ericsson(L.M.)(Telefonaktiebolaget)
18 January 2001



Ericsson to provide fiber optic cable to Aerie Networks in the U.S.

Aerie Networks has contracted Ericsson to provide fiber optic cable for
the largest broadband network in the U.S. The contract is valued in excess
of USD 300 million (SEK 3 billion) over three years.
                   
"As a Network Host (SM), Aerie is creating a platform on which others can
build and operate their networks. As the one of the world's leading
manufacturers of fiber optic cable and as an industry leader in optical
fiber ribbon technologies for long-haul networks, Ericsson is the perfect
technology partner for Aerie," said Mort Aaronson, Aerie President and
Chief Operating Officer. "This partnership represents a significant
commitment by both companies to the successful implementation of the
largest inter-city, broadband network ever envisioned in the U.S."

"Aerie Networks' high capacity broadband network is one of the more
interesting projects in this business," said Janne Sjoden, President of
Ericsson Network Technologies. "We are providing a customized 432 fiber
count cable as well as network materials to Aerie. We believe that our
experience and competence of mass fiber infrastructure will speed up roll
out and increase cost efficiency for Aerie."

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
Kathy Egan, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Ericsson Inc.
Phone: +1 212 685 4030, E-mail: kathy.egan@ericsson.com

Roger Bjork, Communications Manager,
Ericsson Network Technologies AB,
Phone: +46 8 764 05 45, E-mail: roger.bjork@ericsson.com

Emilie Kelly, Voice President, Aerie Networks, Inc.
Phone: +1 303 572 1081, E-mail: ekelly@aerienetworks.com

About Aerie Networks

Aerie Networks is the first company to build and operate a broadband
technology and business platform designed to host an infinite number of
new networks with the bandwidth capacity to permanently change the
industry. Aerie offers the highest capacity - more than 8.9 million fiber
miles of Corning(R) LEAF(R) fiber - inter-city network in the United States.
Aerie's unique broadband network consists of 20,000 miles of alternative
path, city-to-city routes, which connect more than 194 cities and serve
over 90 percent of the U.S. business market.

Headquartered in Denver, Aerie Networks was founded by executives with
experience  in  every  aspect  of  designing,  financing,  constructing,
engineering and marketing networks with key industry players, including
AT&T, Intel, LCI, Lucent Technologies, MCI, NorTel, Qwest, Sprint, Sprint
PCS, and Williams. Investors in Aerie include: Vantage Point Venture
Partners, BP Amoco, Buckeye Partners, L.P., CMS Energy Corporation,
Explorer Pipeline Company, Kinder Morgan, Marathon Ashland Pipe Line LLC,
National Fuel Gas, Plantation Pipe Line Company, PG&E Corporation, Sempra
Communications, Sun Pipe Line Company and TEPPCO. For more information on
Aerie Networks, please visit the web site at http://www.aerienetworks.com

About Ericsson Network Technologies AB
The company offers system solutions for telecommunication networks, with
focus on fiber optic infrastructure and the integration of copper, fiber
optic, and wireless technologies. Customers are telephone operators,
property management companies, proprietors of public and private networks,
utility companies, and vendors of telecommunications systems. For more
information on Ericsson Network Technologies, please visit the web site at
http://www.ericsson.se/networktechnologies

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