Ericsson and Nokia make the first GSM 400 call

Ericsson and Nokia make the first GSM 400 call The first official mobile call on the GSM 400 frequency band was made during a GSM 400 conference in Budapest, Hungary. The call was performed with Ericsson prototype infrastructure, such as Radio Base Station and Base Station Controller and dual band GSM 400/1800 prototype mobile phones from Nokia. This first GSM 400 call is an important milestone in the progress of extending GSM with the new frequency band at 400 MHz. GSM 400 delivers the same high- quality services as the present frequency bands. GSM is currently available in the 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz frequencies. Extending GSM with a fourth frequency band will be a cost-efficient way to provide improved coverage and will offer better possibilities to benefit from combined low and high frequencies. GSM 400 also provides NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephony) system operators a logical way to introduce quality digital services and seamless international roaming possibilities. Ericsson and Nokia jointly announced their support for GSM 400 in April 1999. The standard was previously called GSM 450. For more information on GSM in this new frequency band, see the latest Ericsson/Nokia press release at: http://www.ericsson.com/pressroom/Archive/1999Q2/19990409-0012.html 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 Johan Wiklund, Ericsson Corporate Communications Phone: +46 70 5600134; E-mail: johan.wiklund@lme.ericsson.se Marianne Holmlund, Nokia Mobile Phones, Communications Tel. +358 10 5051, email: marianne.holmlund@nokia.com About Nokia Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 51 000 people. For more information about Nokia, please visit: http://www.nokia.com