Ericsson

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Q3 highlights:

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by the leading operator in Turkish Cyprus, Kuzey Kibris Turkcell, a subsidiary of Turkcell, as the sole supplier of a WCDMA/HSPA network. The move will enable the operator to offer high-speed mobile broadband, including mobile internet, video calls and other advanced multimedia services to its subscribers.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and the leading Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone, have signed an agreement to extend the capacity of the Telenor Group company's all-IP core network. The decision to add capacity follows tremendous growth in subscribers and resulting traffic in the Grameenphone network over the last year.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today unveiled its latest energy-optimized radio base station site concept, a research project for a pioneering wind-powered Tower Tube. Working with Vertical Wind AB and Uppsala University in Sweden, Ericsson is developing the concept as part of its commitment to sustainable and cost-efficient solutions that help bring communications to all.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals in the telecommunications industry in collaboration with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and previously United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General. During the Volvo Ocean Race, the premier around-the-world sailing competition, Ericsson and these global leaders will engage with customers and other stakeholders, to increase awareness of the key role that the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector can play in enabling human rights, ending global poverty and contributing to a carbon-lean economy.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed a sole-supplier agreement with Digicel Group for the nationwide deployment of a GSM/EDGE network in Panama. The strategic partnership will allow Digicel to offer innovative mobile services to its subscribers in Panama and reinforces Ericsson's role as preferred supplier for Digicel's operations in the region.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), is selected by LG Electronics, to provide mobile broadband modules based on HSPA - the world's most widely commercially deployed technology for mobile broadband. LG Electronics notebooks and netbooks will include mobile broadband modules from Ericsson in Q3 2008.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced it will establish an Innovation Center in sub-Saharan Africa to develop mobile applications that will benefit society as a whole, but with a special focus on meeting the needs of poor and rural populations. The initiative will focus on solutions in health, education, agriculture and small business development, and is another important step in Ericsson's ongoing commitment to support the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is joining forces with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa. As a founding member of the UN's Digital Health Initiative, Ericsson is taking another step in its ongoing commitment to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to reduce global extreme poverty.

Ericsson (STO:ERIC) Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Dutch mobile network operator KPN have signed a contract for hosted mobile advertising. This marks Ericsson's first contract for hosted mobile advertising.