Ericsson increases capacity fourfold in NMT

Ericsson increases capacity fourfold in NMT Ericsson continues to improve and renew its NMT network offerings. Advances in cell planning and radio base stations now gives a fourfold increase in the capacity of Ericsson's NMT 450 systems. Ericsson had its best sales performance ever in 1997 for NMT networks. Demand for NMT 450 MHz continues to grow, especially in Eastern Europe and Russia. In Bulgaria operator Mobicom has tripled the number of subscribers over the last two years in its Ericsson supplied system. "NMT 450 provides coverage over a large geographic area at low cost, since the lower frequencies have longer ranges. This is an especially important factor for operators and end-users in sparsely-populated areas", says Olle Ljungfeldt at Ericsson Radio Systems. The continuous development of Ericsson's NMT systems has led to several new features. Enhanced capacity and further improved speech quality is a powerful addition to the already extensive coverage capabilities. Ericsson has supplied NMT networks since 1981 and will continue to develop new services and features. Existing services for example include calling line identity and prepaid. Datacom services are also available enabling end-users to send and receive e-mail and faxes; Short Message Services as well Internet services. Ericsson also provides solutions for co-existence between NMT and GSM networks as well as migration and Number Portability between networks. NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephony) systems operate primarily in Scandinavia, Asia, Russia and countries of Eastern Europe. There are 4,5 million users of NMT services in some 40 countries worldwide. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Olle Ljungfeldt, Manager, Product Unit NMT and TACS Ericsson Radio Systems Phone: +46 70 560 3333, +46 8 404 5316 E-mail: olle.ljungfeldt@era.ericsson.se Johan Wiklund, Press Relations Manager Ericsson Business Area Mobile Systems Phone: +46 70 560 0134; E-mail: johan.wiklund@era.ericsson.se