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Telstra selects Ericsson for optical network evolution

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 02/26/13 —

* Telstra selects Ericsson-s next generation optical network equipment
for its
long-haul and metro networks across Australia

* Telstra will expand the capacity of its national optical transport
network
with Ericsson-s 100Gbps technology

* Ericsson-s highly scalable optical products enable Telstra to meet the
ever
growing demand for video, broadband and cloud-based services of the
Networked Society

Today at Mobile World Congress Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced that
Telstra
has selected Ericsson-s next generation optical technology to expand the
capacity of its metropolitan, regional and inter-capital long-haul optical
networks.

Ericsson will provide the latest in metro optical equipment with the SPO
1400
family and the MHL3000 for long-haul applications, including support for
100Gbps services.

Telstra Executive Director for Networks and Access Technology, Mike Wright
said:
“This technology evolution adds to our existing network foundation and
allows
for an efficient evolution through significantly increasing capacity,
reducing
latency and streamlining our operations.”

Håkan Eriksson, Head of Ericsson Australia, New Zealand and Fiji said:
“Ericsson
is pleased to continue with Telstra to build one of the largest, fastest,
and
most robust optical networks in the world. With exponential growth in
traffic
driven by video, broadband and cloud, this upgrade will allow Telstra-s
customers to enjoy a superior user experience.”

Ericsson-s next generation optical network solution includes the latest in
100Gbps transmission, ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer)
and
DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology with Multiservice
DWDM
and Packet Optical Transport Platform (POTP) equipment.

The adoption of Ericsson-s integrated optical network solution can reduce
total
cost of ownership (TCO) by significantly reducing the number of network
elements
and equipment space and consolidate operations and maintenance for the
entire
network with reduced power consumption.

This win expands Ericsson-s optical technology role with Telstra from being
the
leading vendor for long-haul optical transmission to being the prime
supplier
for metro, regional and inter-cityoptical networks.

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