Axis sells Bluetooth(TM) network system to Japanese telecom operator

Axis Communications has signed a deal with Japan's largest telecom operator, NTT, valued at approximately USD 100,000 (SEK 1 million) to deliver Bluetooth Access Points for a Japanese shopping arcade in Osaka. The system is used in a trial for location-based services including navigation. As the order is part of a pilot project it has great growth potential. NTT has ambitions to implement similar mobile networks based on Bluetooth wireless technology and Axis Access Points in other locations in Japan. " This Osaka trial is the world's first real life navigation system based on Bluetooth wireless technology apart from trade fair demos. Axis has shown that they are at the cutting edge of Bluetooth wireless technology and has developed a fully functional network solution. That is why we chose to work with Axis on this prestigious project,' says Mr. Hirokazu Ogawa, Manager, ITS Promotion Office, Business Communications HQ at NTT West. "The Osaka trial has been a success and clearly shows the direction for the technology as a promising enabler for cost efficient wireless services and applications in local environments.' Local mobile networks connect access points for unlicensed radio technologies such as Bluetooth and W-LAN and complement other wireless technologies e.g. GPRS or 3G by offering voice and high speed data to handheld devices such as PDAs or mobile phones. This is the second substantial order from Japan for the Access Point AXIS 9010. In January Axis announced a sales agreement with Canon Sales Company in Japan that also included equipment for mobile printing based on Bluetooth wireless technology. For more information please contact: Torbjörn Wård, General Manager Mobile Internet Division, Axis Communications, Phone: +46 733-22 46 08 E-mail: torbjorn.ward@axis.com Anne Rhenman, Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Axis Communications Phone: +46 708 90 18 29 E-mail: anne.rhenman@axis.com The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.