3 Scandinavia first with world's fastest 3G network

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - ·         Ericsson chosen to supply world's first 84Mbps HSPA network·         Nationwide rollout in Denmark and four major cities in Sweden·         Coverage boost for indoor and remote areas with Sweden's first 900 MHz3G networkDanish and Swedish consumers can look forward to four times faster mobilebroadband as operator 3's network speeds leap from 21Mbps to 84Mbps. This hugeincrease makes it easy to enjoy internet applications such as social networking,online gaming and videoconferencing while on the move. To greatly improvecoverage, the upgrade will be complemented by a new 900MHz 3G network, the firstin Sweden, supplied and supported by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC).Peder Ramel, CEO at 3 Scandinavia, says: "We were the first to launch turbo 3Gin the Nordic region and now we are first signing up for the world's fastest3G. Our Scandinavian customers are sophisticated users with high demands interms of mobile broadband services. Ericsson is evolving our network so we canmeet these demands and give our customers true connectivity, wherever they are -from city office to country cottage."Mikael B?str?Head of Market Unit Nordic and Baltics at Ericsson, says:"This is an exciting opportunity to provide 3 and its users in Sweden andDenmark with our high quality technology and services. The confidence 3 isshowing in us and our products is a result of our focus on being a long-termpartner and contributing to 3's ambitions for high-speed mobile broadbandservices in Scandinavia."The three-year contract between Ericsson and 3 includes the HSPA Evolutioncapacity upgrade of its existing 3G network, via 42Mbps, to 84Mbps plus a newWCDMA/HSPA radio access network on the 900MHz frequency band. In addition,Ericsson is providing IP-based optical and microwave backhaul, and supportservices. Rollout will start in the first quarter of 2010.Notes to editors3 is Scandinavia's only pure play 3G and Mobile Broadband operator withoperations in Sweden and Denmark. 3 Scandinavia is a part of the global 3 groupwith more than 25 million customers in 10 countries. 3 Scandinavia is a jointventure between Hutchison Whampoa Ltd in Hong Kong (60 %) and Investor AB inStockholm (40 %). The company also holds a license to operate a 3G network inNorway. For more information, se www.three.com  andwww.tre.se Ericsson's multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room About HSPAwww.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/hspa_lte.pdfRecent contract wins in the NordicsNationwide 4G/LTE rollout for TeliaSonera in Norway and Swedenwww.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2010/01/1372929Norway gets third mobile broadband networkwww.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2009/12/1365485Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia:Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia to bring first 21Mbps mobile broadband network toEuropewww.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2008/12/12756953 Scandinavia launches high speed HSPA network delivered by Ericsson in Denmarkwww.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2006/11/1089354Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecomoperators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, andprovides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leadingposition in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises of mobile andfixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband andmultimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The SonyEricsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-richpersonal mobile devices.Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in anall-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainablebusiness solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employeesgenerated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMXNASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.www.ericsson.com www.facebook.com/technologyforgood www.twitter.com/ericssonpress FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTEricsson Corporate Public & Media RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 69 92E-mail: media.relations(at)ericsson.com [HUG#1375134] 3 Scandinavia Jan 20 2010: http://hugin.info/1061/R/1375134/337326.pdf

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