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LHS awards “Partner of the Year”

Frankfurt am Main – June 24, 2009 – On the occasion of this year’s “Partner Summit”, which took place this May in Kronberg near Frankfurt, leading system integration partners of LHS gathered to discuss and present a wide range of market-related subjects and engage in frank and lively discourse. Principal themes of the meeting were the future of billing in volatile telecom markets, LHS’ solutions, and open dialogue between the individual organizations. Due to the extremely positive resonance after the first such meeting last year, this partner summit has now established itself as an annual calendar highlight for the members of the LHS community.

During the event LHS honored Alcatel-Lucent with its “Partner of the Year 2009” award, an accolade first introduced this year. Alcatel-Lucent was selected in recognition of its extraordinary accomplishments in the expansion of LHS’ customer base. Also new this year, four companies were further designated as “LHS Diamond Partners”: Alcatel-Lucent, Atos Origin, Capgemini and Ericsson were all awarded this prize to acknowledge their long-term dedication to quality management within the context of the “LHS Project Engagement Model”.

Jean-Pierre Gaillat, Managing Vice President Systems and Applications Integration at Alcatel-Lucent, said: “The excellent and constructive collaboration with LHS over the last ten years has contributed decisively to this twofold honor. We consider the awards an incentive to further develop our activities with LHS in new regions and continue carrying out high quality, first-class projects. Our strategic partnership with LHS has entirely proven its value.”

“We are especially grateful to our strategic partners for their long-standing commitment and dedication, which have contributed substantially to our continued profitability and growth,” stated Wolfgang Kroh, CEO of LHS. “Our cooperation with Alcatel-Lucent has turned into a decade-long affiliation and we are committed to maintaining its positive development. Long-term relationships such as these have helped to build the foundation upon which our sustained success in the market is based,” he added.

About LHS

LHS, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), is a leading independent software vendor (ISV) of billing and customer care systems in the telecom industry. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network and virtual operators, to generate and manage consistent revenue streams. LHS Business Support Systems offer full convergence on various levels, supporting the complete range of business models both across the mix of fixed and mobile services, as well as prepaid and postpaid services.

LHS builds innovative systems that enable our customers to introduce new services fast, helping drive revenues up, while keeping operational costs to a minimum.

LHS' headquarters are located in Frankfurt, Germany, with main offices in Brazil, France, Malaysia, and the UAE. LHS Aktiengesellschaft as the Group's Holding company is a public company listed on the Frankfurter Stock Exchange (LHS400).

About Ericsson

Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of ‘communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and NASDAQ.

For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi.

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