Ericsson delivers WAP system to Rogers Cantel

Ericsson delivers WAP system to Rogers Cantel Ericsson announces trials for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) technology over a TDMA network with Rogers Cantel, Canada's largest wireless provider. This makes Ericsson the first supplier in the industry to deliver a WAP 1.1 system to a TDMA operator. The delivery also demonstrates Rogers Cantel's commitment to providing customers with wireless Internet services over its PCS network. "We are continually expanding and enhancing our nationwide Cantel AT&T Digital PCS network to satisfy the tremendous demand for wireless services. We view the emergence of new wireless Internet applications and WAP technology as a tremendously exciting opportunity for our customers," says Bob Berner, Chief Technology Officer of Rogers Cantel Inc. "Ericsson's software, hardware and services have been an integral part of our success to date, and Rogers Cantel and Ericsson are working together to provide next generation wireless products and services for Canadians," Berner continues. The WAP system being delivered is based on the highly scaleable, fault TM tolerant JAMBALA platform. The JAMBALA WAP Gateway is especially targeted at TDMA and cdmaOne operators globally, and is together with a range of WAP applications. The system has been fully tested with terminals from major vendors. "Rogers Cantel is one of the leading TDMA operators in North America," says Glen Schmid, Director, WAP - America's, Ericsson Research Canada. "When such an operator chooses Ericsson, it's clear proof that our WAP portfolio offers superior functionality, quality, and scalability." Ericsson has already delivered more than 40 WAP 1.1 compliant systems to cdmaOne and GSM operators on several continents. Ericsson also scored an industry first when it showed the industry's first two WAP infrastructure products in October 1998, see: http://www.ericsson.com/pressroom/Archive/1998Q4/19981007-0012.html Ericsson -- founder of WAP -- is a main driver of the WAP technology. The company's innovations in the WAP area fully follow the true WAP standard, the WAP 1.1 specifications, which guarantees interoperability and backward compatibility of future WAP specification releases. Ericsson offers the widest range of WAP solutions, including WAP terminals and phones, WAP Gateways, WAP Developers Kit, WAP applications, WAP application consultancy as well as WAP portals. Ericsson is also first to market with the first ever WAP 1.1 compliant devices - the MC218, the first ever WAP 1.1 compliant developers kit, as well as the first-ever WAP 1.1 compliant gateway. Ericsson has also revealed two more WAP 1.1 compliant devices - the phone R320 and the smartphone R380. WAP is a first step towards Mobile Internet and 3G (third generation) mobile offerings. Mobile Internet will not only make the current Internet content available from mobile terminals, but also create a whole new set of services that will be available anywhere, anytime for users. 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 James Borup, Ericsson Corporate Communications Phone: +46 70 590 9261; E-mail: james.borup@lme.ericsson.se Bill Gajda, Director, Corporate Communications, Ericsson Canada Inc. Phone: +1 905 629 6838; E-mail: bill.gajda@ericsson.com Laura Patel, Manager, Corporate Communications, Rogers Cantel Inc Phone: +1 416 935 7304; E-mail: lpatel@rci.rogers.com Company Information Rogers Cantel Inc. is Canada's largest wireless provider serving over 2.2 million customers from coast to coast. Marketed under the co-brand Cantel® AT&T , Rogers Cantel provides a complete range of wireless solutions including cellular, paging and Interactive Messaging, Digital PCS and wireless data services. Rogers Cantel Inc. is wholly owned and operated by Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc., (TSE: RCM.B; NYSE:RCN). Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. is 51% owned by Rogers Communications Inc. and 33.3% owned jointly by AT&T Corp. and British Telecommunications plc. ® Rogers Cantel Inc. AT&T CORP. Used under License. JAMBALA - An Ericsson Application Platform The JAMBALA Application Platform for TDMA and cdmaOne operators is designed around open standards, pluggable Java components, and industry- standard software and hardware. It is a leading edge, highly functional, cost-effective platform for Internet applications and intelligent wireless services. JAMBALA provides the Internet-readiness required by third generation networks plus the availability, reliability and scalability required of current second generation network nodes. For more information on JAMBALA, see press release at: http://www.ericsson.com/pressroom/Archive/1998Q3/19980924-0014.html TDMA Information There are currently more than 115 million subscribers using TDMA/AMPS mobile networks -- in close to 100 countries worldwide. More than 30 million of these subscribers in 36 countries are already using TDMA digital services. TDMA already delivers over 85 percent of ITU's IMT-2000 3G functionality and is being further enhanced with EDGE to deliver all 3G capabilities in the existing 800 and 1900 MHz frequency bands.