Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by leading operatorSmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong as the sole supplier for networkenhancements to provide the operator's mobile customers with agreater variety of advanced mobile broadband and multimedia services.

Under the three-year agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier ofa HSPA-enabled radio access network, including Multimedia BroadcastMulticast Service (MBMS), a functionality that enablesmobile-TV services to be broadcast. The deal also includes a fullyIP-based core network, including IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS),Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch Solution, and Redback's SmartEdgerouters. The network enhancements will allow SmarTone-Vodafone tocost-efficiently introduce more new services and to further increasebroadband speeds to support more advanced video and mobileapplications over time.

Ericsson will also be responsible for a range of professionalservices, such as, network design, systems integration, spare partsmanagement service, support services, as well as network deploymentand integration.

Douglas Li, CEO of SmarTone-Vodafone, says: "This move will empowerus to bring richer and more sophisticated services to cater tocustomers' ever-changing demands and growing expectations. In thevery near future, our customers can look forward to an even greaterarray of compelling multimedia services with superior userexperience. Ericsson's advanced products and solutions willstrengthen our network capability and capacity, strengthening ourposition as one of the most advanced networks in the world."

Johan Adler, President of Ericsson Hong Kong, says: "This is anothermilestone in the 16-year partnership of Ericsson andSmarTone-Vodafone. Ericsson is proud to support SmarTone-Vodafone inmeeting its business needs and enhancing efficiency, and in expandingand consolidating its network to bring the latest mobile broadbandand multimedia services to their customers."

Ericsson is the sole supplier of SmarTone-Vodafone's core and radionetworks, including GPRS and WCDMA/HSPA.

Notes to editors:



HSPA LTE and Beyond (press backgrounder)www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/hspa_lte.pdfMobile TV, MBMS (press backgrounder)www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/mobiletv.pdfIMS (press backgrounder)www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/ims.pdf

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and servicesto telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobiletechnologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and managesnetworks that serve more than 185 million subscribers. The company'sportfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, andbroadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises anddevelopers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers withfeature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' throughinnovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Workingin 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue ofUSD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 andheadquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on theStockholm, London and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT



Ericsson Media RelationsPhone: +46 8 719 69 92E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com

About SmarTone-Vodafone

SmarTone-Vodafone is a leading provider of total communicationsservices in Hong Kong, offering premium mobile and fixed services.Its goal is to better enrich customers' lives by bringing them closerto what matters to them. With unrivalled network performance, uniqueservice innovation and award-winning customer service, it deliverssuperior customer experience as well as targeted and differentiatedpropositions. SmarTone-Vodafone is a partner network of Vodafone, theworld's leading mobile telecommunications company. It is the solemarketing and sales channel of HomePhone+, a wireless fixed-lineservice redefining the fixed-line market in Hong Kong with uniquebenefits as well as exceptional ease of use, convenience andflexibility. Its holding company, SmarTone TelecommunicationsHoldings Ltd, has been listed in Hong Kong since 1996 and is asubsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, one of the largestproperty companies in Hong Kong.

About Ericsson's HSPA solution

HSPA stands for High-Speed Packet Access. An inherent advantage ofHSPA is that the technology is a natural extension of existingWCDMA/GSM networks, or about 85 percent of the world's existingwireless networks, and therefore has the potential to be readilyavailable to a large number of wireless users, creating a mass marketfor mobile broadband. By 2010, 71 percent of mobile broadbandconnections are projected to be HSPA based. Ericsson's HSPA mobilebroadband solution, part of Ericsson's Full Service Broadbandoffering, today enables download speeds of up to 14.4Mbps and uploadspeeds of 1.4Mbps. The advanced technology lets operators more thandouble their system capacity and cuts response times for interactiveservices. On average, users will be able to download 20 times fasterthan with a GSM/GPRS connection. Future evolution steps will increasethe HSPA download speed to 42Mbps and the upload speed to 12Mbps.Ericsson offers HSPA support on many frequency bands ranging from850MHz to 2.6GHz.

Copyright © Hugin AS 2008. All rights reserved.