





Ericsson and Redback Networks Inc. have today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Ericsson will acquire Redback for USD 25.00 per share, or an aggregate price of approximately USD 1.9 billion. The offer represents a premium of 60 percent to Redback's [90-day] volume weighted average stock price.
The conference call for financial analysts, investors and media will begin at 3pm CET (2pm UK time, 9am EST and 11pm local time Japan). Svanberg will comment on the announcement and take questions.
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