Prepared (Subject resp) Approved (Document resp) Confidential EXHIBIT 13 No. TA8BKRD90106083 and IC ID 287AB-AS90106083 Date Rev 2016-08-02 A Reference 1 (1) Checked TV SD BABT Octagon House, Concorde Way Segensworth North,Fareham , Hampshire PO15 5RL Federal Communications Commission Authorization & Evaluation Division 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, Maryland 21046 Attention: Equipment Authorization Branch September 02, 2016 Industry Canada ID: 287AB-AS90106083 FCC ID: TA8BKRD90106083 Subject: Request for Confidentiality Exceptional Circumstances To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission Rules, We, Ericsson AB, hereby request the Exhibits/Items listed below be withheld from public inspection or disclosure. This is based on the following reasons:
This product is intended for use in an Ericsson Radio Base Station (BS) designed and built to state of the art technical specification and implemented with innovative solutions for a highly competitive market. Competition in this market is very intense and therefor the necessity for confidentiality is essential to protect Ericsson IP and trade secrets. Ericsson AB confidential exhibits I documentation contains Ericsson company proprietary information (or that of our suppliers and contactors), in addition to trade secrets and proprietary information that are not intended for public disclosure. The confidential exhibits in this application are provided exclusively for the radio authorization submission and approval process and therefore need to be protected from public disclosure. Ericsson AB has invested considerable time and materials in research and development to produce the referenced product. Disclosure of the permanently confidential portions of this application to competitors would not only give them significant competitive advantages in developing similar products, but would also disclose successful implementation of unpublished, leading edge technology and solutions developed and I or implemented by Ericsson, with actual and patents pending. The Confidential Exhibits listed below contain highly technical and confidential information about our product and are only available to trained and authorized service personnel. This equipment is not available to be sold to the general public, (nor is it a consumer product) and can only be accessed and installed by trained service personnel under NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) with Ericsson. In addition, this product is only serviceable by the licensee or his designated I authorized technicians. Confidential product information can be found in, but not necessarily limited to, internal photos, block diagrams, schematics diagrams, and parts lists as well as certain documents, such as the user's manuals. Internal photographs contain product details not disclosed to or accessible by the general public. Under Exceptional Circumstances, we (Ericsson) therefore request the inclusion of Exhibit 09 Internal Photographs and Exhibit and 08 User Manuals to be held for Long Term Confidentiality based on the above justification. Product : KRD 901 060/83, RBS 6402 B2 B25 B4 B7 LTE-U Long Term Confidential Exhibit / List:
EXHIBIT 4 Block Diagrams EXHIBIT 8 User Manuals EXHIBIT 10 Bill of materials EXHIBIT 5 Schematic Diagrams EXHIBIT 9 Internal Photos EXHIBIT 12 Operational and Technical Circuit Description Should additional information be required, please contact the undersigned:
... Mika Savilakso Senior Developer, Regulatory Approvals Ericsson AB FCC Registration Number (FRN): 0013476155 Elektroniikkatie 10 FI-90590 OULU, Finland Telephone No.: +358 9 299 3714 e-mail: mika.savilakso@ericsson.com