Ericsson

MUNICH, Germany—Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the sale of its microelectronic unit to Infineon Technologies for US$379 million in stock, ending industry speculation. “This transaction makes Infineon a strategic supplier of …

MUNICH, Germany—Swedish vendor Ericsson AB announced the sale of its microelectronic unit to Infineon Technologies for $379 million in stock, ending industry speculation. “This transaction makes Infineon a strategic supplier …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telecom gear maker Ericsson AB has confirmed that it is in talks with German chipmaker Infineon over a possible sale of or partnership with Ericsson’s microelectronics unit. Ericsson’s microelectronics …

TOKYO—Ericsson Japan on 5 June said it would develop a roaming system for wireless local area network (WLAN) providers. In Japan, some carriers, including NTT Communications, have launched commercial-based WLAN …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to promote the use of multimedia messaging service (MMS), Vizzavi Deutschland, the wireless portal jointly owned by Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has requested Alatto Technologies …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Wireless equipment maker Ericsson said it will provide infrastructure for multimedia messaging services (MMS) to Swisscom Mobile, which will begin offering the service sometime this month. “The introduction of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Shareholders of equipment vendor Ericsson have approved a US$3.1 billion rights issue to help the company through uncertain times. Like Nortel Networks, Motorola and Lucent Technologies, the company will …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Shareholders of equipment vendor Ericsson AB have approved a $3.1 billion rights issue to help the company through uncertain times. Like Nortel Networks, Motorola Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc., …

NEW YORK—Ericsson AB said it will leverage messaging technology company Antepo Inc.’s solution, known as ACCEPT, to demonstrate J2ME-based services. “From carriers’ standpoint, this objective enables to maximize access channels …

HELSINKI, Finland—Carriers and vendors across the world continue to refine and define their strategies for offering multimedia messaging services, which many in the industry hope will open the way for …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson will begin trialing a UMTS network in the Dallas area beginning later this year. The companies, which completed a live UMTS voice call …

DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the newly formed Sony Ericsson expects to sell its first third-generation (3G) handset in Europe later this year, Jan Wareby, its executive vice president, has cautioned potential …

BERNE, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile said it will begin offering multimedia messaging services on June 3, following MMS launches from Telecom Italia Mobile and Vodafone Telecel in Portugal last week. Swisscom Mobile …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), the Italian mobile operator, has met its May deadline for the launch of multimedia messaging services (MMS) over its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network …

MANILA, The Philippines—Wireless communications will emerge as an integral part of the Filipino workplace as enterprises adopt mobile networks in their operations, according to Roger Wong, vice president for enterprise …

NEW YORK—Concerns about “ongoing operating losses and poor trading conditions” caused Standard & Poor’s Corp. May 16 to lower L.M. Ericsson’s investment-grade credit rating a notch to BBB/A-3 from BBB-plus/A-3. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Wireless giant Ericsson continued to lead the multimedia messaging service infrastructure industry through its new deal with T-Mobile. T-Mobile will use Ericsson’s MMS center to launch services in its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia and Ericsson said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of multimedia messaging service (MMS) technology with leading Chinese operators. Ericsson demonstrated …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia Corp. and Ericsson AB said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of Multimedia Messaging Service technology with leading Chinese operators. Ericsson …

BEIJING—China’s People’s Daily newspaper predicted that local mobile-phone producers will see more mergers and acquisitions this year. Langchao Qilu Software recently acquired 46 percent of joint venture mobile-phone vendor Langchao …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, the Helsinki-based Finnish wireless equipment supplier, is predicting a dramatic concentration on the vendor side of global telecommunications, believing that the number of major vendors will diminish by …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with lower costs than new ones. During …

By Alejandro Alfie BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—As the economic crisis in Argentina continues, the impact is being felt throughout South America’s mobile industry. “The situation in Argentina has dramatically affected the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has dismissed market speculation in Sweden that its latest swing of the downsizing ax is driven by a need to attract a takeover suitor. Nokia is being linked …