Ericsson brings IP multimedia communications in the most cost-efficient way to 21 st Century Communi

Ericsson brings IP multimedia communications to 21 st Century Communications 2006, London

With the traffic growth enabled by broadband access, increased penetration and new multimedia services, there is a need for modernization, convergence and efficient growth. Ericsson provides the solutions to enable the evolution to all-IP to start in the core networks today.

When

Monday, March 27 to Thursday, March 30, 2006

Where

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London.

Registration

Media registration is free and is only available for accredited members of the media and press.

MEDIA BRIEFING OPPORTUNITIES

We are able to offer one-to-one briefings with Ericsson executives on the following topics:

New wireline product portfolio and strategy
Convergence
High Performance Broadband
Triple Play
Extend your broadband reach
Evolution to all-IP
IMS
Softswitch solutions
Enterprise solutions
Complementing technologies

If you would like to arrange a briefing, please contact Ilyana Guzman at press.relations@ericsson.com

ERICSSON'S PRESENCE AT 21 ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS WORLD FORUM

Conference Program
As part of the conference program, Ericsson will chair one workshop and one session. In addition to this, we are also participating in a session and panel discussion. Ericsson will also chair a morning buzz keynote with the topic "The Next Generation networks".

Monday, March 27, 09:00-12:00 – Half-day Workshop
The right timing of implementing IMS in a fixed, mobile environment
Chairperson: Magnus Furustam, Vice President, Ericsson IMS Program

Monday, March 27, 16:00-17:30 – Industry overview session
Fixed-mobile network convergence: implications and challenges
Panelist: Håkan Eriksson, CTO, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Research and Development, Ericsson

Tuesday, March 28, 08:15-08:45 – Morning Buzz Keynote
Next generation networks
Speaker: Karl Thedeén, Vice President Wireline, Ericsson

Tuesday, March 28, 14:00-15:30 – Session A4
Delivery of traditional and new services on a 21C access network
Speaker: Peter Linder, Technical Director, Wireline Networks, Ericsson

Tuesday, March 28, 15:45-17:15 – Session B5
Telephony simulations vs. emulation
Chairperson: Ragnar Erkander, Head of IP Softswitch and Networks

For more information about the conference, please refer to the agenda.

Exhibition Area

In the exhibition area, Ericsson will show how operators can drive revenue with Ericsson's residential and enterprise broadband access solutions for the connected home and the networked enterprise. Demonstrations include, among others, Converged Multimedia Services over IMS, One Phone, IP Centrex, IMS Multi-access Centrex. The exhibition will be open from March 28 to 29.

For guided tours to the stand e-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com

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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

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