Ericsson and Ascom intensify cooperation for cordless in-house communications

Ericsson and Ascom intensify cooperation for cordless in-house communications Ericsson and Ascom announced today that Ericsson will divest its North American PWT DCT1900 in-house add-on cordless system to Ascom. With this agreement, Ericsson and Ascom strengthen their cooperation in providing state-of-the-art cordless communication solutions to the market. Ascom will get an interesting foothold on the fast moving US market. Ericsson's current installed customer base in North America will benefit from Ascom's resurgence of development and sales of the PWT DCT1900 products. "The agreement with Ascom is a win/win for our customers and our companies. Together, we offer both our installed base customers and our new customers an excellent product portfolio and a clear migration path towards the future," said Lars E Svensson, Vice President and General Manager, Ericsson Business Unit Enterprise Systems. "We will get access to the North American cordless market, which will result in a huge potential in our three market segments - Healthcare, Industrial, and Personal Security," says Mats Fridlund, President and CEO, Ascom Tateco AB and Head of Ascom Wireless Solutions." Ascom will get an opportunity to further develop their cordless solutions and provide a jump-start into the e-business by using Ericsson's DECT Voice technology in their TCP/IP-based Alarm and Messaging platform. Ascom and Ericsson cooperate on the market for in-house cordless communication solutions designed for various enterprises and organizations. The combined product portfolio of Ericsson and Ascom addresses the total market needs for cordless communication solutions. PWT (Personal Wireless Telephony) is the North American standard for unlicensed radio solutions for the enterprise. DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephony) is the ETSI standard for unlicensed radio solutions for the home and enterprise. TCP/IP is a widely used standard for data communication over Internet and local area networks. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: http://www.ericsson.se/pressroom FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Lena Hyttsten, PR Manager, Ericsson Business Unit Enterprise Systems Phone: +46 70 246 9494, E-mail: lena.hyttsten@ebc.ericsson.se Nils Pierre, Director Business Cordless Telephony, Ericsson Business Unit Enterprise Systems Phone: +31 53 450 5369, +31 65 519 6603 E-mail: Nils.Pierre@emn.ericsson.se Gabriela Bachofner, Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Ascom Management AG Phone: +41 31 999 25 60, E-mail: ascom.media@ascom.com Christina Borgh, Communications Manager, Ascom Tateco AB / Ascom Wireless Solutions Phone +46 31 55 93 42, +46 706 55 93 40 E-mail: Christina.Borgh@ascomtateco.se Mats Fridlund, President and CEO, Ascom Tateco AB and Head of Ascom Wireless Solutions Phone: +1 941 923 3276, +46 705 33 76 79 About Ascom Ascom is an internationally active Swiss telecommunications and service automation group, with more than 10,000 employees worldwide and revenue of around CHF 3 billion. Ascom concentrates on providing innovative products, systems and "solutions for enabling e-business." Ascom's Division Wireless Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ascom Group. This division, with the legal company name Ascom Tateco, is a strong Internal Communications Solutions player offering end customers qualified large and robust solutions for Messaging, Alarm and Voice. The company focuses on the Health Care, Industrial and Security market segments and has an installed base of about 100,000 systems, the majority of which are in Europe. Please visit Ascom's Press Room at: http://www.ascom.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/18/20000418BIT00110/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/18/20000418BIT00110/bit0002.pdf