Form 442 Question 7 Experimentation Description

0441-EX-PL-2011 Text Documents

Ericsson Inc

2011-09-08ELS_119141

Ericsson Inc
File No: 0441-EX-PL-2011
Confirmation No: EL349762
Date: September 8, 2011

EXHIBIT 1
Response to Question 7: Purpose of Experiment

Ericsson Inc. is a world leader in telecommunications. Ericsson has a long tradition of
innovation that is founded in its strong commitment to the research and development of
wireless technologies. To build on its engineering and research expertise, Ericsson
established the Ericsson Silicon Valley Labs in San Jose, CA.

Ericsson Silicon Valley’s primary focus of research and experimentation is to improve
the performance, quality and efficiency of mobile communication. Wireless networks
increasingly must support a range of applications, and this is expected to increase with
the proliferation of devices, applications, and higher bandwidth. Therefore, at its Silicon
Valley Lab, Ericsson is exploring novel uses of wireless communications for consumer
and enterprise applications spanning business, gaming, health, smart-grid, entertainment,
content and machine-to-machine communications.

The proposed experiment will explore the interaction of mobile applications and services
with 3G and LTE mobile networks. The study will run a variety of applications, such as
business, gaming, health, smart-grid, entertainment, and machine-to-machine, on a
variety of consumer smartphones and tablets over a 3G and an LTE network. The
investigation will examine the performance of 3G and LTE systems using the same types
of applications, compare performance between the two systems, and assess the impact of
the radio systems on the various applications.

The specific objectives of the planned experiment are (1) to develop a program of
applications and services to characterize the real-life performance of the applications and
the quality of experience resulting from the use of these applications and (2) to learn how
to optimize the performance, quality and efficiency of the radio systems for applications.

This investigation will examine a new aspect of network performance and will contribute
to expansion of the mobile ecosystem. Historically, the wireless industry has relied
solely on bandwidth or transmission rates to assess performance. However, the
expanding variety of applications that will run over networks indicates that network
performance should also be investigated through the lens of application performance. The
uniqueness of the planned experiment is to understand the performance of new, varied
applications and services on mobile networks.

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