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Ericsson(L.M.)(Telefonaktiebolaget)
29 March 2001



Ericsson and Telenor announce joint project to evaluate, test UMTS -
WLAN integrated solution

Ericsson  and Telenor have begun a joint project in Norway  to  evaluate
and  test  the practical and commercial aspects of integrating  Wireless
LAN  and  UMTS  as  complementary radio access technologies.  Seamlessly
accessing  WLAN  in  local  areas will provide  UMTS  users  with  added
capacity  as they enter crowded hotspots such as airports or  conference
areas.

The  project,  dubbed  H2U, will focus on the technical  and  commercial
aspects  of  connecting  a  HiperLAN2 network to  the  surrounding  UMTS
network  with  seamless mobility between the two. A merger  of  the  two
platforms combines the merits of both access technologies; UMTS for most
environments  and  applications in wide area coverage  and  the  greater
bandwidth of HiperLAN2 for crowded hotspots.

"A  mobile  operator  will benefit significantly by having  a  WLAN-type
platform  added to the UMTS core network," said Ingvild Myhre,  Managing
Director  at  Telenor Mobil. "Combining the services  of  UMTS  and  the
services of H2 will give the operator a service portfolio that  is  more
valuable than either of the two individual sets alone."

Among  the  early  users  to benefit from seamless,  combined  UMTS-WLAN
capability will be those business users who have as a high priority  the
support  of  their "nomadic working" needs. They will be  able  to  take
maximum advantage of the higher bandwidth of WLAN in very crowded  local
environments to most effectively reach their office applications.

"WLAN  in  combination  with  UMTS  is  a  most  interesting  avenue  of
development  in  mobile communications," said Torbjorn  Nilsson,  Senior
Vice   President,  Marketing  and  Strategic  Business  Development   at
Ericsson. "This cooperative project will advance the utilization of  the
synergies  between WCDMA and HiperLAN2, with the ultimate  result  of  a
greater variety of services for the UMTS user."

Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in
mobility  and  Internet  in creating the new  era  of  mobile  Internet.
Ericsson  provides total solutions covering everything from systems  and
applications  to  mobile  phones and other  communications  tools.  With
presence  in  140  countries,  Ericsson  simplifies  communications  for
customers all over the world.

Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

James Borup, Press Relations Manager, Division Mobile Systems
Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 70 590 9261, E-mail: james.borup@lme.ericsson.se

Per Eikeset, Director Strategy Planning and Business Development
Ericsson (Norway)
Phone: +47 6 684 2674, E-mail: per.eikeset@eto.ericsson.se

Jo Heldaas, Information Manager, Telenor Mobil
Phone: +47 22 7851 00, E-mail: jo.heldaas@telenor.com

About Telenor Mobil:
Telenor  Mobil  is a company within Telenor Mobile Communications  (TMC)
and  is Norway's largest mobile operator. TMC has a customer base of 2.3
million  (as  of  Dec. 31, 2000), and a turnover of NOK 9.1  billion  in
Norway.  Telenor  Mobil has 1,300 employees stationed  in  20  different
locations  around  the  country. The company's  aim  is  to  be  in  the
forefront  when it comes to the development of new mobile  communication
services  while  remaining dedicated to the advancement  of  the  mobile
Internet through its portal, djuice.no.

About HiperLAN2:
HiperLAN2 is the next generation Wireless LAN standard, operating in the
5GHz  frequency  band,  allowing data rates  up  to  54  Mbps.  Ericsson
engineers have built a radio covering the whole frequency range  of  455
MHz  that  is  available  for HiperLAN2-compliant  products  in  Europe.
HiperLAN2  defines  a  Convergence  Layer,  offering  backbone   network
independence  by allowing for interoperability with not  only  Ethernet,
but also with IEEE1394 Firewire and 3G mobile systems. Wireless LANs are
today  often  used in enterprises as a wireless Ethernet extension,  and
this  market is expected to grow significantly within the next few years
as  deployment of Wireless LANs moves into selected public areas, or so-
called  'hot spots' such as hotels, airports etc. The increasing  demand
for bandwidth to support multimedia applications also makes HiperLAN2  a
very  strong  candidate in wireless home networking, due to  its  unique
capabilities  to handle real-time multimedia over wireless.  Laptops  or
PDAs using HiperLAN2 technology will become truly mobile, providing  the
user  with  untethered  access  to the corporate  network,  Internet  or
virtually any type of wireless network, offering seamless interoperation
between these different network environments.

For information about HiperLAN2 prototypes from Ericsson, visit:
http://www.ericsson.com/press/20001211-0067.html

For general information about Wireless LAN from Ericsson, visit:
http://www.ericsson.com/enterprise/portfolio/wos/wos_wirelan.shtml
and: http://www.ericsson.com/wlan/

For information on the HiperLan2 Global Forum, visit:
http://www.hiperlan2.com/web/

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