Europolitan and Ericsson: New collaboration agreement focusing on telematics

Europolitan and Ericsson: New collaboration agreement focusing on telematics Europolitan and Ericsson have signed a collaboration agreement concerning development, sales and marketing of telematics services - a market undergoing strong growth. The agreement between Europolitan and Ericsson entails the joint development, sales and marketing of telematics services for alarms, monitoring, management and maintenance. Telematics is about wireless communication between machines using GSM technology. This collaboration will enable Europolitan and Ericsson to adapt telematics solutions to a company's unique needs. "Ericsson's intelligence within mobile telephony coupled with expertise within the field of communications solutions combining telecoms and datacoms technology mean that, together, we can tailor highly competitive services for our mutual customers," says Robert Allwin, Head of New Business at Ericsson. Our goal is to become the leading provider of new services that combine mobile telephony and data and our collaboration with Ericsson is securing that position. It will also be possible to specially tailor our solutions to each individual company and to their employees' and clients' needs," says Mikael Frostensson, Head of Telematics, Europolitan AB. Europolitan AB is a Swedish GSM operator that prioritises service and quality. The company's head office is in Karlskrona, Sweden. Europolitan is a leader in the field of technically advanced services for GSM 900/1800. The Europolitan Group, which also includes the stock market listed parent company Europolitan Holdings AB and Europolitan AB's sister companies Europolitan Stores AB, Ocom AB and Doberman AB has around 1200 employees. For more information, please visit www.europolitan.se. 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. For more information please contact: Mikael Frostensson, Head of Telematics, Europolitan AB Phone: +46 709 61 41 46, e-mail: mikael.frostensson@europolitan.se Robert Allwin, Head of New Business, Ericsson, Phone + 46 705 19 62 63, e-mail: robert.allwin@ere.ericsson.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/23/20000523BIT00020/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/23/20000523BIT00020/bit0002.pdf