Symbio - Cordless DECT phone and Internet radio

An innovative new product that combines Internet radio with VoIP telephony

Symbio is a highly innovative concept with 2 key functionalities in the one device: a wireless VoIP phone and an Internet radio

FEATURES Phone :
- Wireless DECT VoIP.
- Calling Line Identification Presentation (CLIP) (1) on colour screen (128x128).
- Hands-free facility.
- Phonebook for up to 200 names and numbers.
- Log of 50 most recent incoming calls(1).
- HiFi ringtones.
(1) Subject to subscription and technical availability of the service from your ISP.

Phone options: available according to versions and countries
- HD Sound (G722 speech coding).
- Multi-line handling capability.
- SMS text messaging. (2) (3)
- Phonebook synchronisation. (1) (3)
- MyInfokiosk: RSS data management (content personalisation). (3)
(1) Subject to subscription and technical availability of the service from your ISP.
(2) SMS : Short Messaging Services.Subject to availability of service and subscription from your fixed line operator.
(3) Optional service depending on product version

Internet radio :
- Stereo speakers (2 x 3 Watts).
- Portable radio. (over 6 hours listening time from rechargeable Li-lon battery)
- Extended range delivered by DECT technology.
- Digital broadcast: consistently high quality reception. (none of the interference typical of FM)
- Huge choice of Internet radio stations, listed by:
- Location (regional, national, international).
- Category (Classical, Rock, Pop, etc.).
- Preferences: SYMBIO stores your 10 favourite stations and the 10 most recently
selected stations.

- Station name and other info such as artist or songs name displayed (depending on radio station).
- Listening duration display.
- Colour screen with auto-orientation.
- Built-in radio alarm.

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Ericsson brings Napster Mobile for O2 UK

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Napster (NASDAQ:NAPS), announced the largest European hosting contract for Napster Mobile, with O2 UK.

O2 UK's customers will be able to search, browse, preview and purchase full-length tracks from Napster's immense catalog of over 5 million tracks and play them on their mobile handsets and PCs.

The Napster Mobile service contains several sophisticated features, including a recommendation engine that makes content recommendations based upon each consumer's musical taste, and dual delivery, a feature that sends a copy of the content purchased on the handset to the customer's PC.

Under the hosting agreement Ericsson's responsibilities include systems integration, operations, maintenance and content management of the Napster Mobile service for O2 UK. Hosting is a part of Ericsson's Managed Services offering. It is a business model that ensures easy and cost-efficient launches of end user appealing services.

"This is another great example of our strategy of creating deep level partnerships with the best companies in the world to deliver compelling services to our customers," says Sally Cowdry, Marketing Director, O2 UK. "Working with the right partners at O2 UK is crucial to our success and we have joined forces with a leader in this space to bring our customers a high quality, great value service with the widest choice of songs available on mobile."

"We're extremely excited to be partnering with O2 UK on the launch of Napster Mobile," says Brad Duea, president of Napster. "We look forward to delivering a superior mobile music experience to O2 UK's customers, along with the largest mobile music catalog available. It's the perfect extension of Napster's online service in the UK."

Ged Doherty, Chairman, Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK and Ireland says: "Napster pioneered subscription services in the online world. We are delighted to support them as they move into the mobile space with O2 - another brand making a considerable impact on the music landscape."

"We're happy to see this second launch of Napster Mobile in the O2 group, following that of O2 Ireland in 2006. Music is an important area for telecom operators and we believe that O2 UK's subscribers will find this a very attractive service. Napster Mobile combines the strength of Ericsson's multimedia offering and hosted services capabilities. Combining the two enables us to provide a very attractive offering for operators to launch to their end-users." said Jacqueline Hey, Managing Director, Ericsson UK.

Notes to editors:

Recent announcements about Napster Mobile service:
Ericsson sign first contract for Napster Mobile service in Latin America with Entel PCS in Chile
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/releases/20080204-1187769.shtml
Ericsson brings Napster Mobile service to Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM)
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/releases/20080128-1185659.shtml
Press backgrounder:Mobile Music
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/facts_figures/doc/music.pdf

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 185 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 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm, London and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

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


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Ericsson Media Relations
Phone: +46 8 719 69 92
E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com


About O2
O2 is a leading provider of mobile and broadband services to consumers and businesses in the UK. These services include voice, text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as always on data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN. Every month, O2's 18.4 million customers send well over a billion text messages. O2 UK is part of Telefnica O2 Europe which comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland and Slovakia along with integrated fixed / mobile businesses in Germany and the Czech Republic. Telefnica O2 Europe also owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany respectively as well as having 100% ownership of Be, a leading UK fixed broadband provider. O2 was ranked as 6th best place to work in the Best Companies to Work for 2008 List and has been awarded a three-star accreditation denoting an 'extraordinary' company.
(For b-roll footage of O2, please visit www.thenewshub.co.uk)

About Napster
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share, acquire and enjoy music - anytime, anywhere. The company's offerings include "Napster" (www.Napster.com) - the most popular, on-demand music subscription service in the world; "Freenapster" (www.freenapster.com), a unique Web experience offering free, on-demand music legally in the U.S.; and "Napster Mobile," one of the industry's fastest growing mobile music platforms, providing the premier mobile music experience for customers in ten global markets. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Napster's services are available in markets across North America, Europe and Japan.

About Ericsson's Managed Services offering
Ericsson has the telecom industry's most comprehensive managed services offering. It ranges from designing, building, operating and managing day-to-day operations of a customer's network, including end-user services and business support systems, to hosting service applications and content, as well as providing network coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed services, Ericsson has officially announced more than 100 contracts for managed services with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current managed services contracts, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve more than 185 million subscribers worldwide.

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Ericsson signs major managed services agreement with Saudi Arabian operator Mobily

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is selected as managed services partner by Mobily, a Saudi Arabian mobile operator, a member of the Etisalat Group. The 3-year multivendor agreement is the largest managed services agreement for Ericsson in the Middle East and one of the largest in the industry in the region.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will be responsible for network operations, field operations and optimization as well as the spare parts management. The agreement also makes Ericsson responsible for site maintenance of Mobily's entire multi-vendor network.

The managed services agreement will enable Mobily to significantly reduce operational expenses, whilst Ericsson ensures high quality and predictable performance of the network. Mobily will retain ownership of the network and responsibility for its strategic direction.

Jan Frykhammar, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services, Ericsson says: "Ericsson has been working with Mobily and the Etisalat Group for several years now and it's an honor to be chosen as a managed services partner for their network. With Ericsson running the operations of the network, Mobily will be able to allocate even more time and focus on customer-facing activities."

Ericsson and Mobily partnership dates back to 2005. Since then, Ericsson has been the main supplier of network equipment and related telecom services to the operator.


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 185 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 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm, London and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

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

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Sony Ericsson invites Compal Communications to bid for 2009 low-cost handset orders, says paper

Sony Ericsson has invited Compal Communications to participate in a bidding for orders of five ODM handsets, including low-cost and mid-range models, to be launched by the vendor in 2009, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Sony Ericsson switched most of its low-cost ODM orders from Compal to Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) in the second half of 2007, the paper noted.

Compal is emerging, once again, as a potential supplier for Sony Ericsson now that CMCS has already received 2009 orders for 30 million ultra low-cost handsets from Motorola, while Arima Communications, another ODM handset maker for Sony Ericsson, is reluctant to accept orders for low-cost handsets, the paper said.

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SanDisk Introduces the Stylish Sansa Fuze MP3 Player

Multi-Faceted Music Player Rounds out the Sansa Product Line

MILPITAS, Calif., SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a leading seller of MP3 players in the United States, unveiled the multi-faceted Sansa Fuze MP3 player. The stylish music player is loaded with capabilities and features to keep consumers well entertained while on the go. Not only is it easy on the eye, its easy on the pocketbook. With availability planned for early April in the United States, the Sansa Fuze player comes in a wide array of colors (pink, red, blue, black and silver) and capacities (2, 4 and 8 gigabyte1 (GB)) with an expected starting price of only $79.99 MSRP.

In addition to playing music, video, photos, FM radio and audiobooks, the thin Sansa Fuze is packed with extras, including a microSD card slot to add and transport content with ease; a voice recorder to capture thoughts on the fly, and a bright, 1.9color screen that allows users to easily navigate their music or watch videos in landscape mode.

The Sansa Fuze is an eye-catching player that consumers will enjoy for its looks, capabilities and incredible value, said Eric Bone, vice president of product marketing for Sansa, SanDisks audio/video product line. This new MP3 player combines some of the best features found on other Sansa products, including great sound quality. Its yet another strong offering by SanDisk in the sub-$150 music player market.

A distinguishing feature of the Sansa Fuze player is its microSD card slot. This memory slot provides consumers the ability to quickly add content onto their device and expands storage capacity, giving ample space for thousands of additional songs, hours of video and numerous photos. Plus, by using a SanDisk microSD card, users can easily carry their music and other content from their Sansa MP3 player to their mobile phone, or even their PC.

The Sansa Fuze MP3 player gives users access to subscription download services from numerous sources, including Rhapsody To Go, Napster, eMusic and others. In addition, it supports playback of a wide range of popular music formats such as MP3, WAV, Audible (for audio books) and Windows Media Audio (WMA) in both unprotected and protected files. Sansa Fuze supports MPEG-4 video and JPEG photos. Its internal rechargeable battery will play up to 24 hours of audio and five hours of video between charges.2

The MP3 player works with computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. It also works with Mac and Linux operating systems (under MSC mode).

Expected Pricing, Colors and Availability

The Sansa Fuze player is expected to be available in U.S. stores in early April. The music player comes in a 2GB capacity (holds 500 MP3 songs3) with an MSRP of $79.99, 4GB (1,000 MP3 songs) for $99.99 and 8GB (2,000 MP3 songs) for $129.99. The 2GB Sansa Fuze is available in black; the 4GB Sansa Fuze is available in black, red, pink or blue, and the 8GB is available in silver. For more information visit http://www.sandisk.com/sansafuze/.

The player is expected to be available from retailers in Canada and Europe in late spring, with other regions of the world to follow.

The flash-based Sansa Fuze player rounds out the Sansa product family, joining the popular, tiny Sansa Clip and video-centric Sansa View. The Sansa audio/video line offers consumers highly affordable, yet fun and fashionable music players loaded with appealing extra features.

About SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and worlds largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisks product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.

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