Elcoteq Becomes Telsima's Global Manufacturing Partner for WiMAX Solutions


Elcoteq SE			Press Release		October 17, 2007 at 3.15 pm (EET)	  


ELCOTEQ BECOMES TELSIMA'S GLOBAL MANUFACTURING PARTNER FOR WIMAX SOLUTIONS

Elcoteq SE, a leading integrated electronics manufacturing services (IEMS)
company with original design manufacturing (ODM) capabilities in the
communications technology field announced that it has become the global
manufacturing partner for Telsima, a leading developer of WiMAX based broadband
wireless access (BWA) and DCME voice compression solutions. Elcoteq has started
volume manufacturing of Telsima WiMAX CPEs StarMAX 2100 series at its facility
in Bangalore, India. Elcoteq provides box build manufacturing for WiMAX CPEs
including new product introduction (NPI), sourcing, manufacturing, logistics,
and after-sales services. 

“We are delighted to be the global outsourcing partner for Telsima and we
believe this relationship is a perfect fit for our Bangalore plant and for
Elcoteq. Telsima is in a highly competitive situation and our role is to assist
them to enter and reach a leading position on the Indian and global broadband
wireless access market. Our presence in India, global footprint, expertise in
WiMAX solutions and the consistency of our processes and services were critical
factors why Telsima chose Elcoteq as its global partner,” says Mr. Bruno
Cathomen, Vice President, Communications Networks at Elcoteq. 

“We are happy to leverage Elcoteq's expertise gained from its years-long
experience with communication technology customers and to be the beneficiary of
India's conducive regulatory environment and strong government support for
manufacturing high volume WiMAX based products that will help us contribute
substantially to the 20 million broadband subscribers targeted by India
government by 2010,” says Mr. Raj Iyer, VP Manufacturing, Telsima. 


ELCOTEQ SE

Tuula Hatakka
Senior Vice President, Treasury, Communications and Investor Relations

For more information:
Mr. Anssi Korhonen, President, Elcoteq Asia-Pacific, tel. +852 6392 0566
Ms. Tuula Hatakka, Senior Vice President, Treasury, Communications & IR, tel.
+358 10 413 1808 

About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company with
original design manufacturing (ODM) capabilities in the communications
technology field. Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of
product development, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain management, and
after-sales services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. These
products include terminal products such as mobile phones and set-top boxes as
well as communications network equipment such as base-stations, tower-top
amplifiers, and microwave systems.  The company operates in 16 countries on
four continents and employs about 23,000 people. Elcoteq's consolidated net
sales for 2006 totaled 4.3 billion euros (over 5 billion USD). Elcoteq SE is
listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Elcoteq has been member of the WIMAX
Forum since 2004. For more information, please visit www.elcoteq.com. 

About Telsima Corporation
Telsima Corporation (www.telsima.com) is the leading developer and provider
Mobile WiMAX and WiMAX certified Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions. Its
leadership is attested by 100'000 WiMAX modems and 10'000 base station sectors
shipping in 2007. The company has garnered multiple Tier I operator wins in
India and abroad supported by multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts.
Telsima's award-winning, innovative technologies offer service providers
economic advantages, new business models and more capital efficient network
investment profiles. The company's products are compliant with IEEE
802.16-2004, 802.16e-2005 and WiMAX Forum ASN specifications. Telsima is backed
by leading Silicon Valley investors, including, NewPath Ventures, CMEA
Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, JAFCO Asia, Intel Capital and other
strategic investors. Telsima's headquarters are in Sunnyvale, California, with
offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ljubljana.