The Swedish companies Unwire and Teligent today announce the start of a strategic product collaboration within mobile positioning services. The joint venture means that Teligent's P90/E telephone platform will provide the foundation for all orders integrated with Unwire's positioning server, EPAC. The partnership opens the way for new positioning based mobile telephoneservices.

The co-operation agreement immediately creates the opportunity for the development of new types of telephone services for mobile networks. EPAC technology makes it possible to track conventional telephones in existing networks with precision.
GSM positioning, in combination with telephone services, gives new opportunities for mobile operators. They can offer a considerable number of service options which exploit the terminal's position such as call re-routing, appropriate tariffs, emergency calls or which services are available at a particular location. A subscriber, for example, can find out
which police station is closest to his location and can be automatically connected to that number.
An example of a service is where you combine mobile and home telephone subscription simply employing the GSM network and the normal mobile phone. The customer has a mobile phone and the conversation to the home number is diverted there when the sub-scriber is at home. Outgoing conversations from the GSM telephone at home are charged at the normal local tariff. Outside the home, the mobile phone works as normal with the usual mobile number and tariff. Through this collaboration, it will be possible to split up the mobile networks into zones in such a way as to charge different tariffs, depending on location.
" By combining Unwire's leading technology for mobile positioning, it opens up further opportunities for us to deliver more and more exciting mobile telephone services," says Ulf Lindsten, Teligent's Managing Director and Chairman. "I am convinced that, in the future, we will see a huge variety of services based on positioning."
Previously Unwire has sold positioning services to companies such as Europolitan, a leading Swedish network operator. Currently a number of negotiations are underway with other operators and through such collaboration Unwire will gain market share and strengthen its position.
"The co-operation with Teligent is a new departure. It will even be possible to apply our technology with more traditional telephone services. This is different from our competitors in that we become part of the infrastructure. In principle, we have unlimited potential to develop novel and exciting services which combine positioning and telephone services,"
says Michael Wallon, one of Unwire's founders.
The announcement of this collaboration is taking place at the GSM World Congress in Cannes where most GSM operators and suppliers are participating.

For further information relating to this press release contact:
Michael Wallon, Unwire AB.
Box 1449
SE-171 28 SOLNA, SWEDEN
Phone: +46-8- 446 6400, Mobile: +46-708-55 00 05,
E-mail:michael@unwire.se.
Http://www.unwire.se

Ulf Lindsten, Chairman and Managing Director Teligent AB.
P.O. Box 213
SE-149 23 NYNÄSHAMN, SWEDEN.
Phone: (fixed and mobile): + 46-599 901 90
E-mail: ulf.lindsten@teligent.se.
Http://www.teligent.se

Facts about Unwire
Unwire AB develops systems for locating and monitoring mobile telephones, together with systems for mobile communications solutions based on GSM technology. These are used within banks for monitoring, control or localisation. The company began in 1997. Today is 17 employees with Ledstiernan, Procuritas and company management as shareholders.

Facts about Teligent
Teligent is quoted on OM Stockholm's stock market O-list. It has expanded rapidly in a number of European markets. During 1999, investment increased in the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
The company offers telephone operators a flexible system for advanced added value services which give operators increased competitive edge. An example of added value services offered by Teligent includes voice mail, fax mail, pre-paid cards, personal numbers, 020 and 071 numbers. Many of Europe's larger operators are on the customer list including BT in the UK, Telefonica in Spain and Telia of Sweden.