16th March - Ericsson is ready to deliver ground breaking technology that will enable auction winners in the US to rapidly deploy advanced mobile networks in the 700 MHz spectrum.

Ericsson's solutions will allow the US 700 MHz auction winners to deliver ubiquitous mobile data and enriched multimedia experiences to demanding customers at broadband speeds. The Ericsson mobile broadband solution will offer a full suite of infrastructure, device platforms, applications and services.

HSPA is currently delivering mobile broadband to millions of users across diverse global spectrum bands and Ericsson supports the deployment with infrastructure and device platforms. Ericsson is driving the further development of HSPA and is now expanding to support deployments in the 700 MHz band.

LTE is gaining significant global momentum as the technology of choice for scalable bandwidth and flexible deployment modes with backward capability for all current mobile technologies. Ericsson's solution for LTE in 700 MHz covers infrastructure and device platforms. The company's LTE chipset and software solution for 700 MHz devices is already in development and will be available in mid-2009.

Ericsson will support operators and public safety users with market leading professional services covering network design, network deployment, systems integration and interoperability expertise. Ericsson will also offer its hosting and managed operations services, which address operational and business process development, billing, and digital rights management in a cost effective and efficient way.

Ericsson's mobile broadband solutions offer operators and public safety users a future-proof platform that enables them to deliver enriched mobile broadband experiences, superior interoperability and also achieve seamless network expansions by taking advantage of valuable economies of scale.

Ericsson's North American operations include over 6400 employees working in 14 states covering R&D, Product Management, Sales and Marketing and Customer Support.