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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) to expand and enhance its GSM/WCDMA/HSPA networks, providing the operator’s mobile customers with greater coverage and higher data speeds. The contract is worth US$160million.

Ericsson will provide a complete IP-based radio access and common core network. The system is designed to carry large volumes of traffic, providing SingTel’s 2.6 million mobile customers with improved services and better coverage island-wide, both indoors and outdoors.

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Ericsson and Dell have teamed up to ensure international travelers can stay connected with Dell’s next-generation laptops that will support seamless roaming on tri-band HSPA mobile broadband networks. Dell will offer built-in HSPA mobile broadband modules from Ericsson beginning in Q2 2008

HSPA is the world’s most widely deployed mobile broadband technology, with more than 185 commercially deployed networks available around the world serving more than one billion subscribers.

“Consumers are increasingly utilizing notebooks to access the high-capacity services that they have typically experienced only through a wired or WiFi connection,” said Mats Norin, Vice President, Mobile Broadband Modules, Ericsson. “We are excited to work with Dell to give consumers and business users the freedom and flexibility to access internet in the way they want it, wherever they are.

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Ericsson has been chosen by leading Indonesian operator Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia (Telkomsel) for its Mobile Softswitch Solution (MSS), including the new MSC Server Blade Cluster. The solution will provide a common core network platform for both GSM and WCDMA technology and boost Telkomsel’s network capacity, performance and coverage.

Ericsson’s MSS will allow Telkomsel to reduce its core network operating expenses, and is the first step towards an efficient, converged, all-IP core network. It supports improved call control and network intelligence, enabling a reduction in the number and size of main core network sites. It also offers bandwidth savings, improved voice-over-IP network services, and enhanced voice quality for subscribers.

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Winners of Sweden’s 2.6GHz spectrum auction can now look to rapid deployment of advanced mobile networks, with Ericsson poised to deliver end-to-end HSPA and LTE technology. The auction is the first held in the world to license according to the harmonized band arrangement decision by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT).

Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, says: “All the pieces of the puzzle are now in place, with harmonized spectrum and licensing all backed by Ericsson products and solutions that support HSPA and LTE on the 2.6GHz band.”

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Ericsson has signed a contract with leading operator Brasil Telecom for a WCDMA/HSPA network and the deployment and systems integration of their IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The move is set to boost network capacity and manage increased traffic growth, paving the way for the introduction of advanced broadband and multimedia services.

Under the contract, Ericsson will be the main supplier for the WCDMA/HSPA radio access network in five Brazilian states and the sole supplier of Brasil Telecom’s 2G/3G common core network. As part of the core network, Ericsson’s Mobile Packet Backbone Network (Mobile-PBN) solution - from Ericsson’s Redback portfolio - will provide telecom-quality IP transport and allow the operator to introduce high-quality multimedia services quickly and reliably. Ericsson will also be responsible for network deployment, systems integration, training and support services.

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Ericsson today announced it is strengthening its presence in Silicon Valley by opening a research branch in San Jose, California, in August 2008. Jan Uddenfeldt, an Ericsson Senior Vice President and Senior Technology Advisor to the CEO, will move to Silicon Valley to oversee Ericsson research facility in San Jose. Uddenfeldt also will continue in his current role as a technology advisor to the head of Ericsson.

Ericsson has one of the largest patent portfolios within the telecommunications industry, with approximately 23,000 patents granted worldwide and another 26,000 filed patents under review.

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Ericsson has been selected by Telcel - Mexico’s leading operator and a subsidiary of América Móvil - to provide field maintenance activities for more than 3,800 additional sites for Telcel’s GSM, TDMA and transmission networks.

Under the annual agreement, Ericsson will expand its existing managed services contracts with Telcel for field maintenance, and will increase its responsibility from one to all nine of Mexico’s cellular regions.

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Ericsson was honored with the title of “China Green Company” in a national selection revealed by China Entrepreneur magazine, Daonong Enterprise Institute and Guanghua School of Management of Beijing University on April 22, due to its continuous commitment to innovation in environmental protection in China.

Ericsson accepted the China Green Company Award at a ceremony on April 22, as part of the 2008 China Green Company Annual Conference in Beijing. During this selection, green has been defined as the harmonious co-existence not only between man and nature, but also among human beings, the latter of which includes the relationship between entrepreneurs and the public, as well as between enterprises and society.

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Ericsson has been selected by TIM Brasil, Brazil’s largest GSM operator, to provide a WCDMA/HSPA network, enabling the launch of high-speed mobile broadband in eight states across Brazil.

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Ericsson’s series of B shares has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), effective of today, after decision from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Following the delisting, all trading in the Ericsson series B shares is concentrated to OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and Nasdaq.

The Ericsson series B shares have been listed on the LSE since 1960. In recent years, trading in the company’s series B shares on the LSE has corresponded to less than 1 percent of the total trade in the company’s series B shares, which in Ericsson’s view does not justify the costs of maintaining the listing.

The delisting refers to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson series B shares of SEK1.00 each in the capital of the Company.

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