Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

http://www.ericsson.com/broadband and http://www.ericsson.com/technology/

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

Established in 1982, SISVEL has become one of the world's leaders inmanaging intellectual property and maximizing the value of patent rights. TheSisvel Group is global in scope and reach, with companies in Italy (Sisvel inNone Torinese and Edico in Rome), the United States (Audio MPEG inMetropolitan Washington, DC), China (Sisvel Hong Kong), Japan (Sisvel Japanin Tokyo), and Germany (Sisvel Germany in Stuttgart), and with more thanseventy professionals worldwide with technical, legal, and licensing expertise.SISVEL has a long history of managing successful patent portfolios includingthose related to the audio compression standards known as MP3 and MPEGAudio, and widespread technologies such as OSD (On Screen Display), ATSS(Automatic Tuning & Sorting System), and WSS (Wide Screen Signaling - forautomatic switching of television image formats). Most recently SISVEL hasbeen appointed as the administrator of the DVB-T patent pool related to thewidely adopted terrestrial digital television broadcast standard. Additionalinformation regarding Sisvel is available at www.sisvel.com or by sending usan email to newbusiness@sisvel.com