The Ericsson microwave offer provides lowest cost of ownership in the following three scenarios:

• New roll-out of mobile networks , which describes the benefits of using Ericsson´s microwave in a network roll-out, or coverage extension.
• Evolution of mobile networks describes an established mobile operator with an existing network where voice and data traffic is increasing.
• Fixed broadband over microwave is a scenario for a fixed broadband operator who is used to deploying fiber and DSL. The operator can get a competitive advantage by starting to deploy microwave solutions as a complement to fiber and DSL.

The microwave offer enables deployment, evolution and migration of networks in a cost-efficient, step-by-step fashion, leveraging on any legacy, fully supporting the concept of lowest cost of ownership. The hardware is highly flexible, and the outstanding production capacity and the ability to offer complete turn-key site solutions aim at quick and efficient roll-out of individual hops or complete networks. Large quantities of equipment can be delivered with short lead times.

Ericsson microwave offer consists of the following products:

• MINI-LINK TN provides transport technology flexibility and advanced integrated traffic handling

• Marconi LH is a compact high capacity trunk radio solution for SDH and Ethernet.

ServiceOn is the common management system for all Ericsson´s microwave products.

Ericsson microwave offer is an important part of Ericsson mobile backhaul solution together with Marconi OMS, EDA and the common management system ServiceOn. Ericsson Mobile Backhaul provides an end-to-end TDM and/or Ethernet backhaul solution that fully supports Ericsson´s vision of all-IP RAN over Ethernet.

Ericsson is the undisputed market leader in microwave transmission and has delivered more than 1.5 million MINI-LINK all around the world. Ericsson has about 1/3 market share of the total microwave market (Q2 08).