Ericsson delivers new 3G technology to Telstra in Australia

Nordic Business Report, June 10, 2008

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-10 June 2008-Ericsson delivers new 3G technology to Telstra in Australia(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Swedish telecomms solutions provider Ericsson (OMX Stockholm:ERIC A) (OMX Stockholm:ERIC B) (NASDAQ:ERIC) said on Tuesday (10 June) that the Australian operator Telstra has activated in their Next G network an important new feature for the Mobile Packet Core network called 3G Direct Tunnel.

The 3G Direct Tunnel feature provides a capacity increase to Telstra's mobile packet core network, supporting the fast growth of mobile broadband traffic. The functionality is implemented in the existing network through software enhancements, with no additional hardware required and will make the network more efficient in its handling of data packets, Ericsson said.

The feature is standardised by 3GPP, the defining body for mobile network standards. By implementing it Telstra starts to evolve the Next G network to a flat all-IP architecture that will both allow the network capacity to grow while lowering the cost of expanding the network to meet ever growing demand.

Ericsson is the first vendor to deliver this advance to mobile operators, the company added.

Ericsson, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, provides technology and services to telecomms operators all over the world. The group has over 70,000 employees in 175 countries and reported revenues of SEK189bn in 2007.

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