Nätteknik and Lucent challenges Telia

NÄTTEKNIK AND LUCENT CHALLANGES TELIA WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CALL CENTERS New York and Stockholm - NetCom Systems A.B. ("NetCom") (Nasdaq : NECSY), the leading alternative provider of telecommunication services in Scandinavia, today announced that Nätteknik will commence selling Lucent Technologies communications servers for call centers in Sweden. "The number of companies and organisations that have Call Centers has risen dramatically during the past years in Sweden. Untill now Telia has dominated the market for Call Center solutions. With the introduction of Lucent Technologies communications servers specially designed for the use in Call Centers Nätteknik aimes to take considerable shares of this market from Telia. We will offer the best technological solutions there is on the market and a service organisation that meets needs not only in Sweden but also in Norway and Denmark." Says Nättekniks Managing Director Terje Andreassen. Lucent Technologies is world leading in the field of Call Center solutions with a European market share of more than 40 percent. Lucent is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of telecom equipment, larger than Motorola and Ericsson. For further information please contact: 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. The group is engaged in the GSM cellular-telecommunications industry, operating under the brand names of, Comviq GSM AB, in Sweden and its listed affiliate, NetCom ASA, in Norway. In the business areas of public telecommunications, Internet and data communications services, the group operates under the brand names of, Tele2 AB, 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 and on Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol NECSY.