Ericsson win award for W25 - enabling full service broadband via HSPA for fixed installations

2007 Press Releases

10 October 2007

At the Broadband World Forum in Berlin, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) was awarded an InfoVision Award for its W25 fixed wireless terminal used for delivering broadband via HSPA. Ericsson W25 has been successfully deployed by Telstra Australia in their Next G Network providing customers and consumers with full service broadband.

Ericsson's W25 is a fixed wireless terminal for full service broadband over HSPA. The W25 support simultaneous broadband and voice communication, as well as fax and USB for printer and mass storage. The W25 enables service providers to offer comprehensive HSPA broadband as a complement to DSL, making it possible to offer a cost efficient wireless complement or delivering broadband services to the residential and enterprise market.

Urban Gillström, head of Ericsson's enterprise business, says: "Broadband has become one of the fastest growing telecom services. Ericsson W25 will help bridge the digital divide between metropolitan, suburban and rural areas enabling cost-efficient access to e-mail and the Internet. Ericsson supports service providers with an end-to-end solution with HSPA and Fixed Wireless Terminals."

Mr. Sol Trujillo, Telstra CEO says: "The speed, coverage and features of Telstra's world-class Next G™ network are second to none and have opened up new opportunities for our customers. Telstra works with globally recognized and innovative partners like Ericsson to bring Australian customers products and services that offer improved communications, enhancing businesses and communities through increased wireless connectivity."

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.