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Ericsson closes Telcordia acquisition

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 01/12/12 —

* Consolidates position as a leading player in operations support
systems/business support systems (OSS/BSS) market with key position in
service fulfilment, assurance, network optimization and real-time
charging

* Accretive to Ericsson earnings per share within 12 months

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has today completed the acquisition of Telcordia, a
global leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise
communications software and services, for USD 1.15 billion in an all cash
transaction, on a cash and debt-free basis. Telcordia is now part of the
Ericsson Group and its approximately 2,600 skilled employees have joined
Ericsson.

Today-s closing follows the announcement on June 14, 2011, that Ericsson
had
entered into a merger agreement with Providence Equity Partners, LLC and
Warburg
Pincus to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Telcordia.

Per Borgklint, Head of Ericsson-s business unit Multimedia, says: “The
addition
of Telcordia-s skilled people and knowledge, a good multi vendor product
portfolio and an important customer base in North America, complement
Ericsson-s
already established position in the OSS/BSS space.

“OSS and BSS are key to drive the customer experience and serve as the
engine to
monetizing traffic, offerings and products that operators sell. All in all,
these systems are crucial to create the experience users expect in a cost
efficient manner.”

The combination of the two companies creates the leader in service
fulfilment,
service assurance and network optimization and gives Ericsson a leading
position
in real-time charging and significant capabilities to support operators end
to
end. The combination will address the needs of Communications Service
Providers
to deliver mobile broadband and operational transformation to their
subscribers.

The OSS/BSS is a growing market driven by the demand for business
efficiency,
innovation and high quality user experience. In 2010, the market for
software
and systems integration was valued at about USD 35 billion and is expected
to
show a compound annual growth rate between 6-8 percent between 2010 and
2013. In
addition, there is an attractive market for outsourced and hosted OSS and
BSS
managed services, growing in the same range.

Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, and generated
revenues of
USD 739 million during the last fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.
Telcordia
will be managed by Ericsson-s business unit Multimedia but sales and
margins
will be shared between Multimedia and Services depending on portfolio mix.

Notes to editors:

Press release from June 14, 2011 – Ericsson to acquire Telcordia:

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Ericsson is the world-s leading provider of technology and services to
telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company-s portfolio comprises
mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The
Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an all-
communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business
solutions. Working in 180 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876
with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

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