NetCom Systems AB changes its name to NetCom AB

NETCOM SYSTEMS AB CHANGES ITS NAME TO NETCOM AB New York and Stockholm - October 18, 1998 - NetCom Systems A.B. ("NetCom") (Nasdaq : NECSY), today announced that the Swedish Patent and Registration Office has granted NetCom Systems ABs application to change its name to NetCom AB. For further information, please call: NetCom Media Service: +46 8 5626 4626 (24 hour service) NetCom Systems AB was founded in 1993 and is the leading alternative provider of telecommunications services in Scandinavia with more than one million customers. The group is engaged in the GSM cellular telecommunications industry, operating under the brand names of Comviq and Tele2 Mobil, in Sweden and its listed affiliate, NetCom ASA, in Norway and its affiliate Ritabel in Estonia. In the business areas of public telecommunications, Internet and data communications services, the group operates under the brand names of, Tele2, in Sweden and its subsidiaries Tele2 A/S in Denmark and Tele2 Norge AS in Norway. The group also operates in the cable-TV service sector. The Company is listed both on Stockholm Stock Exchange under the symbols of NCOMA and NCOMB and on Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol NECSY. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1998/10/19/19981019BIT00240/NetCom becomes NetCom.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1998/10/19/19981019BIT00240/NetCom becomes NetCom.pdf