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Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), operator of the Vodafone Australia brand, has engaged Ericsson and Cisco to evolve and virtualize the operator’s core and IP network. Ericsson has won a contract to lead the transformation program, building the…
Ericsson and Cisco have announced an expanded partnership covering the delivery of a new Wi-Fi solution for mobile, cable and other industries’ customers. The new Evolved Wi-Fi Networks (EWN) offering combines Ericsson’s 3GPP access and core network…
SK Telecom, Ericsson and Qualcomm have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards currently under development by the 3GPP. In a statement, the companies said the trials will drive the…
Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and Cisco have teamed up to launch a new initiative that aims to help telecoms operators address the challenges related to NFV deployment and cloud transformation within multi-vendor network environments. The four signed Tuesday a MoU…
Ericsson has entered int o an exclusive, multi-year feature film deal with leading international content distributor 20th Century Fox Television Distribution for its subscription video on demand (VOD) service, Nuvu. The output deal includes 20th Century…
Ericsson has launched a new solution the company said will allow operators to cut network build time in half. The new Accelerated Network Build process incorporates a series of technical innovations, including a cloud-based toolkit with automation…
Ericsson has completed the first commercial deployment of its new Elastic RAN for Japan’s SoftBank, and entered an agreement to build a 5G trial network in parts of Tokyo with NTT DoCoMo and Intel. SoftBank has implemented Ericsson’s Elastic RAN at Tokyo…
Hong Kong’s SmarTone has contracted Ericsson as its sole supplier for core and RAN equipment over the next five years, as part of a partnership aimed at paving the way for 5G deployment. The companies plan to conduct early trials and pilot deployments of key…
Ericsson has appointed long-time board member Börje Ekholm president and CEO, effective from mid-January. Ekholm will replace interim CEO Jan Frykhammar on January 16, who is standing in following the resignation of Hans Vestberg in July. Ekholm joins…
Ericsson swung to a loss of 200 million kronor ($22.4 million) in the third quarter as a result of weaker sales, particularly in the networks segment. The net loss – which marked a reversal from a 3.1 billion kronor net income in the third quarter – can be…
Ericsson has signed a slate of deals with leading content distributors for its subscription video on demand (SVOD) service Nuvu, acquiring more than 2,500 hours of content from international distributors including Viacom (MTV, BET, Nickelodeon), MGM, CBS, Al…
Ericsson and Equinix have developed a joint offering designed to help enterprises capture the true benefits of hybrid and multi cloud adoption. The offering leverages the Equinix Cloud Exchange (ECX) and the Apcera platform from Ericsson. The initial target…
HomeSend and Ericsson have teamed up to accelerate the adoption of international remittances via mobile across emerging markets. With the partnership, 50 million Ericsson-powered mobile wallet users are expected to benefit from access to international payment…
Ericsson and Google are partnering to extend the reach of the Ericsson cloud-based MediaFirst TV Platform into the Android TV ecosystem, Google’s operating system for the set-top-box. Ericsson MediaFirst is a software-defined, media-optimized end-to-end…
Telstra and its technology supplier Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first with a test that used four separate radio frequency spectrum bands with five carriers for very high long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) bit rates. The trial at an undisclosed…
Ericsson has announced plans to commercially launch the first 5G New Radio (NR) equipment in 2017, a key enabling technology for future 5G networks. The 5G NR radio supports Ericsson’s Massive MIMO and Multi-User MIMO 5G plugins. It uses advanced antennas and…
