Cellular number one phone

BellSouth Cellular Corp., and Ericsson Inc., Wednesday announced that they have agreed to jointly market Ericsson's Mobile Advantage Wireless Office system.

BellSouth Cellular will offer the premises-based, digital wireless office solution to its business customers throughout the Southeast.

The Mobile Advantage system enables users to make and receive calls both within and outside the office using one phone and one phone number, increasing the accessibility of today's mobile workforce. It enables enterprises to integrate their in-building PBX networks with the public switched mobile networks of service operators. When in the office, a user's mobile phone becomes a four or five digit extension of the company's regular in-building PBX system. After leaving the office building, incoming calls are seamlessly routed to the user's mobile phone via the public switched mobile network.

"Teaming with Ericsson allows us to give BellSouth enterprise customers a highly featured, one-phone, one-number wireless office system that can be used both inside or outside the office," said Larry Powell, Vice President of Marketing for BellSouth Cellular. "This is another communications solution of the future for mobility and productivity, and we are excited about being able to offer it to our business customers."

Ericsson's Mobile Advantage wireless office system is based on the TDMA-136 standard and operates on both 800MHz and 1900MHz licensed frequencies. The fully digital mobile communications system incorporates all major PBX features, including PBX voice mail.

"We look forward to working closely with BellSouth and their customers as we jointly deploy the Mobile Advantage system across the nation," said Tony Jeffreys, Business Development Manager for Ericsson Enterprise Solutions. "The simplicity of using one phone and keeping track of only one number for business purposes is very attractive and has garnered a lot of interest."

BellSouth Cellular Corp. companies, BellSouth Mobility Inc. (BMI) and American Cellular Communications Corporation, provide wireless communications services to over 5.2 million customers in 13 states. BMI operates with its partners in eight Southeastern states. ACC markets operate under a variety of names in California, Texas and Virginia and as Cellular One in Indiana. For more information, visit BMI's Web site at www.bellsouthmobility.com.

Enterprise Solutions combines Ericsson's product portfolio encompassing data, voice, mobile, fixed and private systems with its expertise in communications technology. Its value-added services and solutions help customers maximize employee efficiency and productivity by extending the reach and functionality of in-building communications networks.

Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with 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. FMI: http://www.ericsson.se/