Ericsson confirms its carrier IP edge and metro service equipment deliver lowest energy consumption

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Jun 10 (MARKET WIRE) --

New Energy Efficiency Metrics Focus on Power Per Service Delivery Rather
Than Conventional Power Per Port

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today confirmed its network IP edge and metro
platforms deliver the industry's lowest energy consumption based on new
metrics that measure how efficiently they can provide subscriber
services, such as residential Triple Play. The new metrics, which go
beyond how much power a platform or port consumes, are more in line with
how service providers monetize their business and plan infrastructure
investments.

With energy usage accounting for up to 50 percent of an operator's
operating expenses, energy costs continuing to rise, and IP technology
delivering new bandwidth-intensive services to an ever-growing number of
fixed and mobile subscribers, service providers need greater insight into
how specific platforms use energy and where to find efficiencies without
impacting service. Since the IP edge and metro Ethernet platforms are
responsible for aligning, shaping and monitoring subscriber traffic and
the circuits that deliver that traffic, they are the logical hot spots
for service providers to target.

Based on the functions performed by each platform, Ericsson's new metrics
provide practical views into energy efficiency, mapping energy usage
granularly by subscriber and circuit. The new metrics are the latest
sustainability effort from Ericsson, which in 2008 committed to providing
up to a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions per subscriber across
its product portfolio within five years. In addition to the focus on the
IP edge and metro Ethernet, Ericsson has reported significant reductions
in energy usage for its WCDMA radio base stations (an 80 percent
improvement in energy efficiency from 2001 to 2008), for its mobile
softswitch solution (60 percent more efficiency per subscriber), and for
site power management.

Iometrix, a well-known network testing authority, was commissioned to
test and verify the results of the SmartEdge Multi Service Edge Router
and SM 480 metro Ethernet platform using the new metrics. Iometrix
reported both platforms became more efficient the higher the subscriber
or circuit load.

For the IP edge, Iometrix tested the power needed to deliver
multimedia-enabled subscriber services for varying subscriber traffic
loads of up to 256,000 subscribers. The SmartEdge consumed 5.16
milliwatts per subscriber at the 256,000 level. According to Ericsson,
this represents a 53-280 percent power savings per subscriber as derived
from publically available competitive data. For the metro, Iometrix
evaluated the watts per circuit for point to point Ethernet-Line services
as well as the watts per circuit for multipoint Ethernet-LAN services.
The SM 480 consumed 5.375 milliwatts per circuit per Virtual Leased Line
(VLL) at the 256,000 level. According to Ericsson, this represents a
60-80 percent power savings per circuit as derived from publically
available competitive data.

"Power consumption at the edge and metro has always been important to
carriers and a critical factor in OpEx," said Glen Hunt, principal
analyst at Current Analysis. "As the leading provider of telecom
equipment and services, Ericsson is leading the way in providing more
relevant and practical metrics for determining the efficiency of carrier
IP networking equipment. This is particularly important as carriers
transform their infrastructure to IP and next generation service
delivery. We welcome Ericsson's approach and anticipate strong traction
from the carrier community and recognized standards bodies."

The Iometrix test results are in line with the Telecommunications Energy
Efficiency Ratio (TEER) methodology and standards set by ATIS, an
industry standards body providing technical and operations standards for
information, entertainment and communications technologies. As a member
of ATIS, Ericsson has supported the creation of energy efficiency
standard measurement methods and metrics. The TEER calculation for the
Ericsson SmartEdge for 256,000 subscribers is 196 subscribers per watt
(5.0 milliwatts per subscriber). The TEER calculation for the Ericsson SM
480 is 193 circuits per watt (5.2 milliwatts per circuit).

"IP Edge and metro Ethernet networks are measured in large part by
subscriber and circuit densities and the efficiency with which services
can be created and delivered," said Simon Williams, SVP Strategy,
Products, Marketing for Ericsson Packet Networks. "Metrics that build
linkages between service creation and energy consumption are inherently
more pragmatic in helping carriers optimize their networks for maximum
service delivery and efficiency."

Ericsson is the world's leading
provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market
leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications
services and manages networks that serve more than 250 million
subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network
infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators,
enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides
consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through
innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in
175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27
billion (SEK 209 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm
and NASDAQ.

For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi.

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About Ericsson Packet Networks

Ericsson Packet Networks are the industry's most advanced and proven
portfolio for fixed and mobile infrastructures. Our market leading Packet
Core, Multi-Service Edge and Metro solutions are trusted by the world's
largest network operators to power network convergence and enable the
Full Service Broadband experience. The award-winning Ericsson SmartEdge
and Converged Packet Gateway platforms are foundational to next
generation networks -- lowering capital and operating expenses while
increasing revenue per subscriber, network traffic monetization, and the
fast delivery of new services. For more information, visit
www.ericsson.com/IPnetworking.

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