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MBNL selects Ericsson for new managed services contract

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwired) — 06/10/13 —

* Ericsson selected to manage operations and maintenance of the MBNL
radio
access network encompassing the Three UK and EE networks

* 5 year contract will include delivery of central operations and
transmission, network performance and optimisation, field services, and
multi-vendor spare parts management services

* Contract to include the EE and Three UK 4G LTE networks

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the joint venture company owned by
Three UK and EE, have selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to manage operations
and
maintenance of the growing MBNL radio access network in the UK.

Ericsson will provide MBNL with a fully managed end to end operations
service
that includes the network operations centre, network performance and
optimisation, field support and maintenance, as well as multivendor spare
parts
management service for its 2G and 3G networks and EE and Three UK
deployments of
4G technology.

Ericsson will deliver a customer-centric operational model providing Three
UK
and EE with a greater level of insight into their networks to enable an
enhanced
customer user experience. They will also be able to identify areas for
future
improvement in line with the rapidly changing demands of the market.

Graham Payne, Managing Director, MBNL said; “Since the formation of MBNL in
2007 we have achieved a great deal by consolidating a complex network
infrastructure to deliver the best network at lowest cost. Ericsson will
deliver
a further enhancement to the service levels we achieve, and drive
continuous
service improvement and innovation to further extend our lead in positive
customer experience”.

“Together with MBNL we have covered new ground for managed services over
the
last 4 years and we are delighted to take this partnership into a new
phase,
supporting MBNL-s vision for the future”, says: Valter D-Avino, Head of
Managed
Services, Ericsson.

Globally Ericsson has signed more than 300 managed services contracts in
more
than 100 countries. Ericsson manages networks on behalf of operators that
serve
over 1 billion subscribers worldwide.

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