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Ericsson-Nortel Deal Gets Green Light from Canadian Government

Infrastructure solutions vendor Ericsson announced a while ago that it planned on purchasing Nortel Networks' CDMA and LTE assets, and that it had placed a $1.13 billion bid for the businesses, something that made Research In Motion shout out loud that the Canadian government should step to the front and block t...

18 September 2009
17:31 GMT

MetroPCS Selects Vendors for 2010 LTE Launch

Unlimited, contract-less wireless communications service provider MetroPCS announced on Tuesday that it had selected the infrastructure and handset vendors for the launch of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) Broadband services, slated for the second half of 2010. According to the company, Ericsson will be the infrastr...

16 September 2009
13:21 GMT

Ericsson Becomes Supplier for AT&T

Infrastructure solutions provider Ericsson has announced recently that wireless carrier AT&T chose it to become one of the two suppliers for the carrier's Wireline Access products and services. According to the company, the new deal is a breakthrough win for its wireline business on the North American continent....

7 September 2009
10:47 GMT

Ericsson CTO: LTE Is 4G, WiMAX Isn't

Long Time Evolution, also known as LTE, is the 4G standard expected to see the highest traction on the market as soon as the first networks based on it begin to roll out commercially. It won't be too long before the technology reaches consumers, as the first 4G networks based on LTE are expected to be deployed a...

14 August 2009
08:18 GMT

Ericsson Bids for Nortel's CDMA and LTE Units

Swedish telecommunication equipment company Ericsson announced on Saturday that it had placed a bid of $1.13 billion in an auction for Nortel Networks' CDMA and next-generation LTE wireless technologies divisions, and that it won. According to the company, the agreement between bankrupt Nortel and Ericsson state...

27 July 2009
05:04 GMT

Sprint-Ericsson Deal Is a Win-Win, Strategy Analytics Says

Wireless carrier Sprint and telecommunications and infrastructure provider Ericsson recently announced a seven-year managed services deal for day-to-day operations of the operator's wireless and wireline networks. The $4.5-5 billion deal has been already analyzed by the research firm Strategy Analytics, and is c...

14 July 2009
09:11 GMT

Ericsson Ends Network Upgrade for Vodafone Essar in Record Time

Ericsson, the leading telecommunications equipment and infrastructure provider, announced today the completion of the largest upgrade of a live mobile network in the world, which has been made in a record time. The company announced that it had had to replace more than 10,500 of Vodafone Essar's GSM radio sites,...

14 July 2009
06:40 GMT

Sprint and Ericsson Ink a 7-Year Network Services Deal

Wireless carrier Sprint and telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson announced on Friday a unique network services agreement. The deal between the two spans over a seven-year term and is expected to offer the former the possibility to see impressive enhancements to its network, while also enabling the latter to e...

10 July 2009
02:58 GMT

Sony Is Putting Together a Team to Create the PSP Phone

Sony has long said that it does not want to compete with the iPhone and the various clones of the Apple product that make it on the market. The official position of the Japanese company is that the existence of such products only emphasizes the “premium” position on the market that the PlayStation Portabl...

30 June 2009
04:43 GMT

Ericsson Licenses Its First LTE Technology

Ericsson announced on Wednesday the signing of its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) agreement. The new deal shows that the licensing of the company's technology will play an important role in its strategy for moving forward at a time when the adoption of LTE is increasing all around the world. A wide range of com...

25 June 2009
04:43 GMT

Ericsson Will Sustain Sony Ericsson, CEO Says

It seems that the Japanese-Swedish joint venture Sony Ericsson still has some more time to live before falling apart, as Ericsson, a leading mobile telecom equipment maker, stated on Wednesday that it intended to pump money into the company in case it needed it, something that should put an end to previous rumors tha...

24 April 2009
06:28 GMT

Ericsson Plans to Demo 56Mbps on HSPA at CTIA

Ericsson, leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, announced recently that it would continue to work on the increase of HSPA speeds so as to be able to offer users a leveraged experience, while also sustaining the development of mobile broadband. Leveraged speeds means higher data rates, and,...

31 March 2009
08:29 GMT

Chinese 3G Network Deployments Start Moving Up

It seems that things are starting to look up for the deployment of 3G networks in China. Huawei, one of the companies expected to make moves in the area, has already announced that it has managed to deploy the first WCDMA commercial network for China Unicom in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. The company has awarded...

21 March 2009
05:42 GMT

Sony and Ericsson Might Break Up After All

It seems that the joint venture between Sony and Ericsson might come to an end after all. There have been a lot of speculations going around about the breakup between the two companies, and it seems that the infrastructure provider, Ericsson, has finally decided that it is time to leave the mobile phone game and retu...

19 March 2009
03:36 GMT

3G Services Launched in 11 Cities in India

Ericsson has recently announced an update to the contract the company signed back in September 2007 with India's BSNL, stating that it achieved the biggest simultaneous launch of 3G services to date in the country. Ericsson will deploy 3G services over 11 major cities in India. BSNL announced that its rollout ...

27 February 2009
08:44 GMT

Orange and Ericsson Deploy Solar-Powered Base Stations

Orange Guinea Conakry and Ericsson announced recently the deployment of over 100 base stations that are fully powered by solar energy, meant to provide connectivity in remote parts of rural Africa. The mobile phone carrier is trying to increase its coverage in both rural and urban areas through Ericsson's energy...

19 February 2009
03:48 GMT

Ericsson Announces HSPA Downlink Speeds of Up to 42Mbps

Ericsson announced that it would demonstrate its new HSPA multi-carrier technology at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. According to the company, the technology will enable for peak downlink data rates of up to 42Mbps. Australian operator Telstra is currently working on HSPA downlink data rates of up ...

11 February 2009
09:29 GMT

Chinese 3G Tender Won by Five Firms

The latest WCDMA infrastructure tender from China Unicom is reported to have as its biggest winners Huawei, Motorola and Ericsson, according to the South China Morning Post, which cites industry sources. China Unicom has been recently granted a license for the deployment of a 3G network based on the European WCDMA te...

26 January 2009
09:51 GMT

Sony Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia Unveil First Ever 21MB/s Downlink Speed Network

Through such unveilings and events, Sony Ericsson is demonstrating why it is the one of the most appreciated and respected mobile manufacturers in the world, and most importantly, why it is also the sales market leader in areas such as 2G and 3G devices.In any case, Sony has surely made most of its 195 million subscr...

9 December 2008
04:29 GMT

Ericsson and Telefónica Sign New Latin American Deal

Ericsson, the well-known Swedish telecommunications company, announced today that it has signed a new business consulting and systems integration agreement with Telefónica, one of the largest mobile operators in the world, allowing the carrier to enhance the control over its revenue streams. According to the agre...

24 July 2008
10:30 GMT

Ericsson and 3 Can Provide 5.8 Mbps HSPA Upload Speeds in Italy

Ericsson and 3 Italia (Italy's 3) recently announced they have established a cutting-edge 3.5G HSPA commercial network that allows data transfer speeds of up to 5.8 Mbps in uplink. This achievement is an important step towards the deployment of an HSPA Evolution network. With uplink transfer speeds of 5.8 Mbps, ...

17 July 2008
12:05 GMT

Ericsson Brings Formula One to Spanish Mobile TV Users

Ericsson, together with Telecinco and Boomerang TV, announced the availability of Formula One live content for all the Spanish mobile TV users. From now on, Formula One (F1) fans in Spain will be able to view the races of this season on their mobile phones, thanks to Ericsson and HyC, the Spanish company that Ericss...

15 July 2008
12:21 GMT

The First "Solar Network" Deployed by Ericsson in South America

Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant company, announced today that it would deploy what we can call a "solar network" for Digicel, a leading Caribbean mobile operator, in Suriname.Ericsson will provide a solar-powered site solution for Suriname's remote areas that have limited access to electricity. Th...

2 July 2008
05:57 GMT

Telstra Enhances Its Next G Network

Telstra, Australia's leading mobile carrier, together with Ericsson, have announced a new feature for the Next G Australian network, namely the so-called 3G Direct Tunnel. This 3G Direct Tunnel will allow Telstra's network to function at an increased capacity and, therefore, to support the continuously grow...

11 June 2008
11:02 GMT

Ericsson Improves Era's Network in Poland

Ericsson announced today that it has signed a deal with PTC (Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa), according to which it will provide its Mobile Softswitch Solution to the Polish mobile operator, in order to increase its network's capacity, coverage and overall performance. PTC offers mobile services in Poland under t...

9 June 2008
10:53 GMT

Meteor Expands Its 3G Network

While in India Ericsson is helping disadvantaged people, back in Europe, the Swedish telecommunications giant is taking care of more technical things. The company has announced a new deal with the Irish mobile operator Meteor, according to which it will be the exclusive supplier of the carrier's future nationwid...

5 June 2008
13:17 GMT

Ericsson Launches Mobile Health Services in India

Ericsson has just announced that it will soon provide mobile health services across India, as a result of the collaboration with ATNF (the Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation), which is a member of Apollo Hospitals Group. Grouped under the term of telemedicine, the future mobile health services will allow mi...

5 June 2008
11:44 GMT

Ericsson and T-Mobile Netherlands Step over Orange

Ericsson announced today it has signed a new agreement with T-Mobile Netherlands according to which, the Swedish giant company will mange the Dutch carrier's network, consolidating its leading position on the Netherlands's telecoms market. The partnership is actually a continuation of already existing agre...

27 May 2008
11:46 GMT

Ericsson Deploying New Mobile Network in Honduras

Ericsson announced that it has signed a deal with Digicel Group in order to build a brand new GSM/EDGE network in Honduras. This comes after other successful collaborations between the two companies, which led to the deployment of mobile networks in the Caribbean area, as well as in El Salvador, the south-west neigh...

21 May 2008
02:46 GMT

Ericsson Brings Faster 3G Speeds to Singapore

Ericsson signed today an agreement with SingTel, Singapore's largest mobile operator, according to which, the Swedish company will enhance the carrier's GSM, WCDMA and HSPA networks. After Ericsson upgrades SingTel's network, the carrier will be able to provide higher data transfer speeds as well as an...

16 May 2008
06:56 GMT

Dell Joins Ericsson in 3.5G Boradband Notebook Quest

Dell and Ericsson have jointly announced their collaboration on the mobile market, aimed at bringing 3.5G connectivity to the notebook users. As part of the new deal, Ericsson will manufacture HSPA mobile broadband modules, while Dell will implement the Ericsson technology in its upcoming notebook models. HSPA connec...

14 May 2008
06:18 GMT

Ericsson Improves Telkomsel's Network

Telkomsel Indonesia has chosen Ericsson to improve its nationwide network by deploying its MSS (Mobile Softswitch Solution) in order to increase the network's performance, coverage and capacity. The Mobile Softswitch Solution of the Swedish company will offer a core network platform for both of Telkomsel's...

13 May 2008
12:15 GMT

Ericsson Brings 3G Speeds to TIM Brasil's Network

Ericsson and TIM Brasil announced they have reached an agreement according to which the Swedish company will provide a new WCDMA / HSPA network for the South American mobile operator, in order to allow the deploying of high-speed broadband across eight Brazilian states. The states that will benefit from the agreemen...

17 April 2008
08:39 GMT

Ericsson Expands China Mobile's And China Unicom's Networks

Ericsson unveiled today that it has signed two "GSM expansion framework agreements" with China Mobile and China Unicom, the giant Chinese mobile operators. The agreements were announced during a ceremony in Beijing, attended by Wen Jiabao, China's Premier, and Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden's Prime Minister. The...

14 April 2008
10:25 GMT

Ericsson's New LTE Mobile Platform: 50Mbps Upload Speeds

Ericsson recently unveiled a glimpse of what the future of mobile Internet will bring, announcing its new M700 mobile platform, capable of LTE (Long Term Evolution) data transfer speeds. Ericsson says this is "the world's first commercially available LTE-capable platform", and we have no choice than to believe i...

7 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Ericsson to Demonstrate HSPA Evolution Technology at CTIA Wireless 2008

Ericsson announced that it will conduct the world's first demonstration of HSPA Evolution technology at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas from April 1 to 3. The technology provides data transfer speeds of up to 42 Mbps in the downlink and 12 Mbps in the uplink."Achieving speeds of up to 42 Mbps is a major industry...

27 March 2008
10:36 GMT

Napster Now Available on O2

In a move that will surely make lots of O2 UK subscribers happy, Ericsson and Napster today unveiled the availability of Napster Mobile for the largest UK mobile carrier. From now on, the British subscribers of O2 can access Napster's huge catalog that contains more than 5 million tracks, and search, preview and...

14 March 2008
07:48 GMT

Ericsson to deploy WCDMA/HSPA Network to Russia's VimpelCom

Ericsson and VimpelCom, a leading Russian telecommunications operator, announced today they have signed an agreement for the supply and implementation of a WCDMA/HSPA network as well as associated services. The new network will cover seven out of nine macro regions in Russia, including Moscow, Volga, the Urals, Siber...

20 February 2008
14:24 GMT

Ericsson Unveils Impressive Mobile Platform

Ericsson just announced the future availability of its new, groundbreaking U500 mobile platform, a next generation architecture that brings a triple processor solution and an avant-garde multimedia subsystem in order to provide excellent multitasking capabilities and cutting-edge multimedia functionality. The U500 pl...

7 February 2008
05:22 GMT

Ericsson, Napster and Entel PCS Bring Napster Mobile to Latin America

Ericsson and Napster have signed an agreement with Entel PCS, a leading Chilean mobile operator, in order to launch the first Napster Mobile service in Latin America. Following the agreement, Ericsson will have complete responsibility for management of the day-to-day operations, systems integration and development of...

4 February 2008
10:59 GMT

CES 2008: Low-end Sony Ericsson W350 Flip Phone Announced

Sony Ericsson just announced the launch of the W350, a low-end Walkman phone that targets those SE fans with low budget. This seems to be the first Sony Ericsson flip phone that allows users to control music with only a touch of their fingertips. This latest addition to the Walkman phone family can be used with the n...

7 January 2008
04:32 GMT

Sony Ericsson's P1i and the Chinese Ripoff

It looks like Chinese handset manufacturers can't let it go and continue to copy - paste some of the most successful mobile phones on the market. The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson P1i has been turned by the Chinese manufacturer into the new Gold Star P1i. If we put both devices side by side, one can see many re...

4 January 2008
05:00 GMT

Ericsson to Supply 3G/HSPA Network to Claro in Brazil

Ericsson announced it has been selected by Claro, a company in the América Móvil Group, to implement a commercial network based on 3G/HSDPA technology in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Under the agreement Ericsson will be responsible for the 3G radio, transmission and core n...

18 December 2007
09:03 GMT

Sony Ericsson and Its Screen Wipers

Technology spawns lots of ideas. Some of them are nice and some are ingenious, others are funny and crazy, while others are mad. One of the latest "fabrication" for mobile phones is Sony Ericsson's screen wipers.Yes, you've read well... Screen wipers. They will not be some specimen wipers to pimp your car ...

17 December 2007
09:52 GMT

Sony Ericsson Z660i - Ghost in a Shell

It's not like Sony Ericsson hasn't had any slim clamshell phones until now. And it's not like they haven't looked good or functioned properly... But it is the first time that Sony Ericsson would launch a clamshell, on the market, that would probably have under 15 mm thickness.Of course, for the t...

17 December 2007
04:22 GMT

Vodafone Germany Is the First Operator to Implement Ericsson's Power Saving Solution

Vodafone Germany is the first mobile operator to implement Ericsson's new Base Transceiver Station Power Savings feature, which significantly reduces energy consumption in mobile networks, making an important contribution to cutting carbon-dioxide emissions. Vodafone Germany will install the energy-saving softwa...

14 December 2007
10:34 GMT

Ericsson to Deploy 3G Network in Russia

Ericsson announced it has signed an agreement to deploy a 3G/HSPA network for MTS (Mobile TeleSystems OJSV), the largest mobile operator in Russia with more than 83 million subscribers. The new network will enable MTS to offer its subscribers high-speed wireless Internet access, as well as advanced multimedia service...

5 December 2007
08:58 GMT

Ericsson Signs Contract with T-Mobile UK

Ericsson announced it has signed a five-year contract with T-Mobile UK, part of Deutsche Telekom, to modernize the T-Mobile UK network and also provide managed services to the mobile operator. The strategic agreement includes modernization of T-Mobile's infrastructure, field operations and multi-vendor spare par...

3 December 2007
10:00 GMT

Ericsson, Over Its Head in Lawsuits

The list of class action suits for Ericsson started at the beginning of this month and now problems have been piling up for the company. The Swedish telecoms equipment maker now has to face four lawsuits filed against it.All the four lawsuits come from US companies that disapproved with the telecom giant's actio...

22 November 2007
08:42 GMT

Ericsson Brings Solar-driven Macro Base Station

Ericsson will bring a solar-driven and energy-efficient main-remote GSM base station deployed in conjunction with leading Indonesian operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel). This makes an innovative and resource-saving solution coming from the telecom company.The base station will bring macro coverage in the u...

21 November 2007
05:42 GMT


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