Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) is the first vendor to complete WCDMA calls on all nine 3GPP-defined frequency bands, giving its customers the most flexible platform solution on the market.

Initially deployed on the 2100MHz band, WCDMA and HSDPA are now being deployed on frequency bands used for 2G technologies, such as GSM, and new frequency bands, such as 2500MHz and the 2100/1700MHz used in the US. This enables operators to offer 3G services to a broader market and gives regulators the opportunity to grant new 3G licenses.

Using its new U310 and U360 WCDMA/HSDPA mobile platforms, Ericsson is the first vendor to successfully test its platforms on all nine frequency bands standardized by 3GPP. The U310 and U360 platforms support full commercial deployment on eight of the nine bands – an adapted variant of the U360 was used for testing on 2500MHz.

Robert Puskaric, head of Ericsson Mobile Platforms, says: “We are the first mobile platform vendor to successfully test operation on all frequency bands standardized by 3GPP. This enables our customers to bring WCDMA and HSDPA phones to the market covering all frequency bands open for 3G services. Operators will also benefit strongly from the capabilities of the U310 and U360 platforms, which allow rapid migration of end users to 3G.”

World Series of Poker and Glu Enhance Mobile Presence with V CAST Video of Main Event

LAS VEGAS, NV and BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Harrah’s License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET), announced that beginning today video content from the 2006 World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em World Championship will appear exclusively on V CAST from Verizon Wireless.

“Having event highlights streamed through V CAST is part of our global distribution strategy,” said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “The world has gone mobile and our video content is now part of the mix.”

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Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced it is ahead of plan for the expansion and evolution of the Sprint Power Vision(SM) network — the nation’s largest wireless broadband network covering 153 million people — that allows users to access audio, video and data applications with handheld and connection card devices. Under the accelerated schedule, Sprint plans to begin its roll out of the upgraded technology known as EV-DO Revision A during 4Q 2006 with coverage expected to reach more than 40 million people by year end.

With the evolution to EV-DO Revision A, users in markets where it is rolled out, will experience faster average download speeds of 450 – 800 kbps; and average upload speeds of 300 – 400 kbps. These data rates can enable richer applications and services such as high-speed video telephony, music on demand, video messaging, large file uploads and high performance push-to-talk capability.

Overall, Sprint plans to reach more than 200 million people in the U.S. with mobile broadband data services (both EV-DO Revisions 0 and A) in 220 major metropolitan areas and 908 airports across the country with its Power Vision network by the end of 2006. By 3Q 2007, Sprint’s Power Vision network will be completely upgraded to the faster EV-DO Revision A. More►

Sprint Nextel today announced a significant expansion of its relationship with Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the United States and a unit of Time Warner Inc. Sprint Nextel has been selected to help provision Time Warner Cable’s Digital Phone service in an additional 14 service areas. Time Warner Cable will soon utilize Sprint Nextel’s IP Network to offer VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) based telephone service across most of its footprint of approximately 28 million homes-passed, except for Time Warner Cable’s systems in New Hampshire and Maine. More►

Updated 2007 Line Includes New Technology and More Outerwear, Jacket and Accessory Styles

Leading global brands Motorola and Burton Snowboards today announced the expansion of their joint Audex(TM) wearable electronics collection at the 2006 Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships. Available at select Burton Authorized Retailers this month, the new 2007 Audex collection offers the ultimate blend of technology and snowboard function, enabling easy wireless communication and music entertainment for consumers on the move.

New for 2007, the Audex Bluetooth(R) Stereo System allows consumers to stream downloaded music wirelessly from a compatible Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to the Audex jacket allowing users to listen to music and make calls
with a push of a button on the jacket sleeve. Outerwear styles that feature this system include built-in DJ-style speakers in the hood and/or an integrated headphone jack.
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Three-year, multi-million dollar agreement for MTC Kuwait’s growing telecoms infrastructure

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a three-year managed optimization services agreement with MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company) Kuwait, an MTC Group Operation, to improve the performance of operator’s network across its serving area.

The multi-million dollar contract, which covers the ongoing enhancement of the telecom network, will enable MTC Kuwait to continue to deliver high quality service to its ever-growing number of subscribers and satisfy their increasing demands for new value-added services. A portion of the revenue on this contract was recognized by Motorola in the second quarter of 2006.

Motorola’s managed optimization service, which utilizes market-leading tools and actual user data, provides an innovative and proven alternative to traditional optimization methods and helps to improve performance in a single or multi-vendor environment, while ensuring that the network operates at peak performance. Motorola’s experienced, best-in-class professionals and technology enable service providers to maximize their infrastructure investment and allow them to dedicate themselves to their core business objectives. More►

Full-featured Global Sensation Arrives in the U.S., Exclusively through Verizon Wireless

BASKING RIDGE, NJ and SAN DIEGO, CA — Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) are bringing the hottest mobile device to the U.S. with the debut of Chocolate by LG. Available exclusively through Verizon Wireless, Chocolate is the ultimate mobile phone, loaded with hot features, such as V CAST, V CAST Music, and fabulous tools like VZ Navigator^SM, all packaged within a smooth slider design.

Chocolate by LG is a work of art – both in looks and features – with its sleek, ultra-thin minimalist style and silky-smooth slide design, users will be lured in by Chocolate’s glowing red touch sensitive keypad. V CAST Music customers can browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music from their phones over Verizon Wireless’ broadband network or in the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music online store. With more than 1.3 million songs to choose from, Verizon Wireless customers can download the songs they love most, accessing their music collection anywhere they go. More►

Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone-Vodafone launches Hong Kong’s first commercial mobile broadband service with full HSDPA coverage in Hong Kong, pioneering the technology in the Greater China region. This launch follows the successful upgrade by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) of SmarTone-Vodafone’s 3G/WCDMA network with HSDPA.

The upgrade to HSDPA enables SmarTone-Vodafone to deliver true broadband speed of up to 1.8Mbps to laptops, and introduce its customers to a new generation of mobile broadband services with true mobility and real freedom to move. At this stage, users will be able to download five times faster than the current 3G connection using existing PC-cards, and 20 times faster than with a GSM/GPRS connection. Under the agreement, Ericsson has delivered HSDPA hardware, software and implementation services.

Douglas Li, CEO of SmarTone-Vodafone, says: “We are pleased to be the first operator in Hong Kong as well as the Greater China region to offer mobile broadband with full HSDPA coverage throughout the territory. The launch represents what real 3G can achieve and demonstrates how 3G with HSDPA can bring substantially better benefits to both business users and consumers through our Mobile Broadband service.” More►

Nokia started its very first public Unlicensed Mobile Access pilot over Wireless LAN in the city of Oulu last week. This live trial will last at least two months and is being conducted under real life surroundings and conditions. Fifty families from the city of Oulu will be trying and testing the functionalities of this new technology with the help of a brand new Nokia 6136 mobile device.

The Nokia 6136 was among the first Nokia mobile phones to offer UMA capabilities. This distinctive device integrates UMA technology to allow for seamless handover of voice and data connections between GSM cellular and WLAN networks. In other words, it combines the benefits of mobile and fixed landline through voice over WLAN. More►

Also Implements Policy to Seek Shareholder Approval of Any Future Plan

Motorola, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has voted to terminate the company’s shareholder rights plan (a device which is sometimes referred to as a “poison pill”). Additionally, Motorola has established a new governance policy providing that any new shareholder rights plan must be subject to shareholder approval within twelve months of its adoption. Subject to this requirement, the Board, by a majority vote of its independent directors, maintains the flexibility to adopt a new shareholder rights plan in the future.

“Our decision to terminate the shareholder rights plan and establish this new policy reflects the Board’s continuing commitment to corporate governance best practices,” said Ed Zander, Motorola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The Board believes that our new policy is responsive to our shareholders’ concerns and also adequately protects our shareholders’ best interests.”

The Board’s actions will accelerate the expiration date of the Company’s current shareholder rights plan to August 1, 2006. It was due to expire in November 2008. The shareholder rights plan being terminated was put in place in 1998 to help assure that all Motorola shareholders receive fair treatment and value in the event of an unsolicited attempt to gain control of the Company.