Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced it has been selected as oneoftwo suppliers for AT&T's Wireline Access products and services.Thedeal is a breakthrough win for Ericsson's wireline business inNorthAmerica. Ericsson will be eligible to provide full systemsolutionswithin AT&T's wireline access network, significantly acceleratingAT&T's ability to bring new broadband-based products and servicestomarket.

AT&T's strategy is to shorten technology introduction cycles,increase supplier collaboration and focus spending on futuretechnologies.

Ericsson will offer AT&T full end-to-end system solutions,allowingAT&T to significantly accelerate time-to-market for new productsandservices. Additionally, by closely collaborating with AT&T,Ericssonwill be able to tightly focus its research and development,strengthen relationships with third-parties, streamline relevantbusiness practices and ensure wireline access product integrationtoprovide AT&T with the best and most innovative solutionsavailable.

"Ericsson is honored to be entrusted by AT&T with this criticalrole," said Angel Ruiz, President of Ericsson North America."AT&Tis a global leader in fixed broadband deployments and helps setthestandard that others within the industry look to. We look forwardtoproviding AT&T and its customers with the best technologies andsolutions our industry has to offer."

Wireline Access Suppliers will compete with each other for AT&Tcapital spending on all Wireline Access applications and products,including collaborating with third-party suppliers to providetechnologically leading solutions to AT&T.

Having already approved Ericsson's GPON Fiber to the Home (FTTH)solution for general deployment, AT&T will now embark onintegratingEricsson's DSL portfolio for Fiber to the Node (FTTN) and IP DSLAMsolutions to support AT&T's U-verse offerings, such as IPTV, HighSpeed Internet and VoIP over an all IP network infrastructure.

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Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology andservicesto telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4Gmobiletechnologies, and provides support for networks with over 1billionsubscribers and has a leading position in managed services. Thecompany's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed networkinfrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband andmultimediasolutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. TheSony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumerswithfeature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in anall-communicating world" through innovation, technology, andsustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, morethan75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters inStockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm andNASDAQ New York.

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About Wireline Access Products and Technologies

The Wireline Access products and technologies group currentlyencompasses Gigabit Passive Optical Network (G-PON) Fiber to thePremises (FTTP), GPON Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), Fiber to the Node(FTTN), and Internet Protocol Digital Subscriber Line AccessMultiplexer (IP-DSLAM) technologies. The Wireline Access productsand technologies group is expected to expand into othertechnologiesin the future.

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