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Telia Selects Tellabs Access System to Increase 3G Network Capacity



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NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan 15, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Telia,
Sweden's largest telecom and Internet service provider, has selected Tellabs to
help build a third-generation (3G) mobile network that lowers its operating
costs and enhances its profitability. Telia will use the Tellabs(R) 8100 managed
access system to increase network capacity quickly. In addition, the Tellabs
solution will enable several new connection services over a high-capacity
backbone using a powerful, real-time network management software system.

"The Tellabs 8100 is the basis of our existing multi-service network, and we
have been very happy with the system's performance," said Ove Alm, vice
president and chief technology officer of Telia, Skanova. "We examined all the
options for extending our network, and Tellabs' products proved to have the
highest service quality combined with the lowest lifetime cost."

The Tellabs solution will provide network capacity for 3G operators in Sweden.
"Tellabs continues to be an important bandwidth management partner for Telia in
building its world-class, multi-service network," said Anders Gustafsson,
president of Tellabs International.

Telia is the major Swedish communications company and the leading service
provider in Northern Europe. Telia has 15,000 employees, and its sales total USD
6 billion. Its number of fixed line customers is in excess of 6 million, and the
number of GSM users exceeds 3 million. Telia is quoted on the A-list of the
Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB) (tellabs.com) provides innovative bandwidth management
solutions to help carriers around the world move communications most efficiently
and effectively. The world communicates through Tellabs -- most telephone calls
and Internet sessions in several countries, including the United States, flow
through the company's equipment. Tellabs employee-owners develop and deploy
solutions that provide aggregation, grooming and business services in
metro/regional networks in more than 100 countries.

Tellabs and Tellabs logo are registered trademarks of Tellabs or one of its
affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names
and products mentioned herein may be the property of their respective companies.

SOURCE Tellabs


CONTACT: Jean Medina, [phone], [e-mail] , or Robin
Urbanski, [phone], [e-mail] , both of Tellabs

URL: http://www.tellabs.com
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