"Hutchison is one of the fastest growing cellular operators in India. Ericsson's MMS solution allows it to offer more value to its customers and will also add to its revenues through increased network traffic and new tariff options," says Jan Campbell, Managing Director, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
Ericsson's GPRS system makes it possible for Hutchison to offer users an always-on connectivity and higher bandwidth for data packet transfer. MMS takes clear advantage of these two features, enhancing personal connectivity and productivity through more immediate exchange of rich content. With Ericsson's GPRS and MMS solutions, Hutchison is also taking an important step forward in the evolution to 3G mobile networks.

Last year, Ericsson won contracts in a separate deal to provide GSM/GPRS infrastructure for Hutchison's three new mobile networks in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Chennai.
Ericsson is the undisputed market leader for MMS, with 50% of MMS subscribers worldwide. Ericsson has 36 commercial agreements and more than 90 trials at customer sites in all major markets and through its Mobility World. Ericsson's MMS solution is fully 3GPP compliant and is an open multivendor solution.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.

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For further information, please contact:

Antoinette Torell
Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 8 719 0546; + 46 70 676 9279
E-mail: antoinette.torell@lme.ericsson.se

Ranjivjit Singh
Director Corporate Communications, Ericsson (India)
Phone: +91 11 694 0707; +91 98100 33607
E-mail: ranjivjit.singh@eci.ericsson.se

About Hutchison

The group has identified and nurtured several pillars that will sustain growth and give it a real competitive advantage: world-class customer service, innovative value-added services and reliable technology.
Hutchison has recently been rated by an independent survey as "second to none on transparency, organizational ethics, social responsiveness, service quality and customer satisfaction." This researched article (India's Most Respected Companies-Sectoral Snapshots) appeared in Business World dated 24 September 2001.

About Ericsson India

Ericsson India has been offering a complete spectrum of solutions to the Indian telecom industry for close to 100 years and contributed to its growth and development. Ericsson has played a key role in spreading the cellular revolution in India. With 29 out of the 57 existing GSM networks supplied by Ericsson in India, the company today has a market share of more than 40 per cent.
Today, Ericsson's digital switching systems handle over 75% of the international calls made through VSNL gateway. Ericsson has also installed over 1.3 million fixed lines in India besides supplying telecom infrastructure equipment in the area of switching and transmission to BSNL, MTNL, Defence and Indian Railways.