Ericsson and Telular sign agreement for TDMA Fixed Cellular Terminals

Ericsson and Telular sign agreement for TDMA Fixed Cellular Terminals Ericsson and Telular Corporation announce the formalization of an agreement for product development and marketing of the Telular TDMA Fixed Cellular Terminals (FCT) worldwide. Ericsson will incorporate Telular's FCTs into its product portfolio to provide carriers with a complete, turnkey solution for fixed cellular applications, based on the TDMA standard. Telular and Ericsson will conduct joint product development activities supporting the integration of the Ericsson TDMA Radio Module into the terminals. In addition, a future product roadmap will be developed jointly. Ericsson will offer the SX4e FCT from Telular when proposing its TDMA fixed cellular systems and solutions to operators. General availability of the Telular terminals is scheduled for September 1999. This agreement is for the next generation of fixed cellular terminals which will provide features such as dual band (850/1900 MHz) functionality and support for both fax and data service. The new FCTs are being developed for deployment in fixed cellular networks, which are cellular networks in which some or all subscribers are "fixed," having no mobility, but use a wireless connection to the network. Fixed networks can be installed in a fraction of the time of a traditional wired network. This is an alternative or compliment to wired subscriber networks. This solution is gaining increasing attention in many markets. 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 70 560 0134; E-mail: Johan.Wiklund@lme.ericsson.se Stefan Manner, Product Unit Manager - Special Applications & Terminals Ericsson Business Unit TDMA Systems Phone: +46 8 757 1742; E-mail: stefan.manner@era.ericsson.se Jeff Herrmann, Chief Financial Officer, Telular Corporation Phone: +1 847 573 6211; E-mail: c/o Lisa Ferguson: lkf@chi.frbd.com Additional information There are approximately 95 million subscribers using TDMA/AMPS networks worldwide. TDMA is commercially available as a dual-band (850/1900 MHz) and dual-mode (analog-digital) technology. Nearly 23 million subscribers are already using TDMA digital services. TDMA (IS-136) already delivers nearly all of the IMT-2000 functionality and is being further enhanced to deliver all IMT-2000 capabilities in the existing 850 and 1900 MHz frequency bands and in the new 2 GHz band. Telular's proprietary telecommunications interface technology enables standard phone systems, fax, computer modem or monitored alarm systems to utilize available cellular wireless service for either primary or back-up communications. Products developed and marketed by Telular include the Phonecell@ and Teleguard@ lines. (Nasdaq: WRLS) Please visit Telular's web site at: www.telular.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/05/11/19990511BIT00450/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/05/11/19990511BIT00450/bit0002.pdf