Ericsson wins $63 million wireless contract in Canada.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 30, 1998--Ericsson has won a contract to provide a $63 million private radio network to E-Comm (Emergency Communications for Southwest B.C.) in western Canada.

The network will be in service this fall. The wide-area system will provide wireless emergency communications for police, ambulance and fire department services. After a fourth rollout phase it will cover 33,670 square kilometers in British Columbia, including the greater Vancouver area.

Ericsson has provided more than 400 private radio systems, in operation in 39 countries. Systems supplied by Ericsson's local company in Canada currently handles more than 105,000 calls every day. Ericsson's EDACS (Enhanced Digital Access Communications System) integrates a wireless voice system and a wireless datacom system into one single system. Voice and datacom services share any radio channel without interruption. The system is especially designed to meet the demanding needs of two-way critical dispatch communications.

Ericsson Communications Inc. is Ericsson's operating company in Canada, employing more than 1,500 people across the country. One of it's R&D centers has the worldwide responsibility for software development for D-AMPS/AMPS. For further info, please visit http://www.ericsson.com/ca

Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecom world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with the freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over.