Ericsson to acquire Elcoteq's operations in Tallinn to secure manufacturing capacity in Estonia

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed an agreement with Elcoteq, a
supplier to Ericsson, for part of its manufacturing operations in
Estonia. The purchase price is EUR 30 million, relating to inventory
and some minor assets. The agreement also includes transfer of about
1,200 employees. Ericsson does this in order to secure manufacturing
capacity in Estonia.

Ericsson's decision is a result of Elcoteq's restructuring plan and
consolidation of its manufacturing in Europe. Elcoteq is supplying
radio access products to Ericsson's 2G and 3G base-stations together
with optical- and transmission equipment.
Ericsson outsourced its volume production more than ten years ago.
This strategy remains.
GSM continues to represent a large part of the mobile systems market,
with the growth of 3G/WCDMA quickly accelerating. Enhanced use of
mobile data and convergence to IP broadband networks are resulting in
increased deployments of equipment for broadband access, routing and
transmission.
The agreement includes transfer of the lease agreement concerning
manufacturing premises.
The transaction is expected to close during 2009 and requires formal
approval by relevant anti-trust authorities.

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 1 billion
subscribers and has a leading position in managed services. The
company's portfolio comprises of 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 "to be the prime driver in an
all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and
sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than
75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2
billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm,
Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New
York.



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About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS)
company in the communications technology field. Elcoteq's global
service offering covers the entire lifecycle of products, from
product development to after market services. By further combining
mechanics expertise into its service offering, Elcoteq's vision is to
be a leading integrated electronics manufacturing services (IEMS)
company.
Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of product
development services, supply chain management, NPI, manufacturing,
and after market services for the whole lifecycle of its customers'
products. These products include Personal Communications products
such as mobile phones and their parts, Home Communications products
such as set-top boxes and flat panel TVs as well as Communications
Networks products such as base-stations, tower-top amplifiers, and
microwave systems.

Elcoteq operates in 15 countries on four continents and employs some
19,000 people. The Group's consolidated net sales for 2008 totaled
3.4 billion euros. Elcoteq SE is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Ltd.  For more information visit the Elcoteq website at
www.elcoteq.com.