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Ericsson has announced an extension of its managed services agreement with NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia’ national broadband network, through to 2020. Under the renewed agreement, Ericsson will continue to be responsible for providing network…
Ericsson has nominated former mining equipment provider Atlas Copco CEO Ronnie Leten as its new chairman to assist with the struggling vendor’s recovery efforts. Leten will stand for election at a shareholder vote on March 28 as Ericsson’s pick for the…
Ericsson has opened a new design center in the US focused on microelectronics and accelerating the path to 5G commercialization. The ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) design center in Austin, Texas will work with core microelectronics bound for…
Ericsson and Intel have jointly completed a multi-vendor end-to-end 5G interoperability test using 3.5-GHz bandwidth as part of China’s pre-5G trials. The trial in Beijing involved Ericsson’s 5G 3.5-GHz radio prototype testbed and Intel’s 5G client test…
Ericsson has released a new VoLTE-based core network functionality to allow operators to offer single-number services for multiple wearable SIM-based devices. The new solution will allow operators to provide voice services for wearables using the same mobile…
SK Telecom has announced the launch of a new in-car virtual assistant combining its T Map mobile navigation app with its NUGU artificial intelligence platform. The T Map x NUGU AI-based navigation service enables drivers to use their voice to activate…
Ericsson is suing French smartphone maker Wiko in Germany, accusing the company of infringing Ericsson patents essential to 2G, 3G and 4G cellular technology. In a statement, Ericsson said Wiko has been infringing on its intellectual property rights without…
Ericsson has revealed plans to accelerate its turnaround strategy after swinging to a 1 billion kronor ($120.4 million) loss in the second quarter. Net sales for the quarter fell 8% to 49.9 billion kronor, or 13% adjusted for constant currency. Ericsson also…
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has contracted Ericsson to deliver a trial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) system, and plans to use the system to test a range of IoT devices and applications at its laboratory. Ericsson will provide an end-to-end NB-IoT solution comprising…
Vietnamese telecoms operator VNPT has contracted Ericsson to upgrade its charging and business support system. Under the deal, Ericsson will provide a new online charging system to support VNPT’s 40 million prepaid and postpaid subscribers. Financial terms of…
Ericsson chairman Leif Johansson (pictured) will step down from his position as the struggling Swedish telecoms equipment vendor enters a new phase. Johansson, who has been serving as chairman of the company since 2011, has informed the company that he will…
China Unicom, Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed the first demonstration of LTE Cat-M1 Voice over LTE use cases. The demonstrations at last week’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai involved providing connectivity for a fire alarm trigger panel and a GPS…
A consortium of companies led by Ericsson known as the 5GCAR project will secure European Union funding as part of phase 2 of the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G PPP). The consortium, which also includes Huawei, Nokia and French operator…
Ericsson will further strengthen the global Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem with Microsoft by enabling enterprises to speed up the time it takes to launch mobile network-based IoT services. Their collaboration will help simplifying the launch of mobile…
Ericsson has launched its Dynamic Orchestration solution to facilitate the rapid introduction and closed-loop automation of services across physical and virtual networks. The company said this signifies a strategic move forward in the company’s ambition to…
South Korea’s KT is in the final stages of testing for the 5G trial network that will support next year’s Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang. Technology partner Ericsson announced that the companies have recently agreed on the details of the planned…
