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STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it expanded its original CDMA equipment and services agreement with China Unicom under a $55 million contract. The contract covers seven provinces in China, including Jiangsu, …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen and Sony Ericsson announced the successful completion of interoperability tests between Tecnomen’s Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Centre and Sony Ericsson’s T68i MMS-enabled mobile handset. Interoperability between the new …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Telecom Personal commercially introduced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, provided by Ericsson, in the city of Buenos Aires, becoming the first provider in Argentina with 2.5-generation …

DUBLIN, Ireland—One 2 One unveiled its multimedia messaging (MMS) plans for the United Kingdom at the same time that the name One 2 One was consigned to history as the …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telfort, the Dutch subsidiary of U.K.-based MmO2, has entered a strategic agreement with Ericsson under which it will outsource all its mobile network operations in the Netherlands to the …

BEIJING—The boom times in China’s mobile telecom sector seem to be over. While the country still added 5.9 million new mobile-phone subscribers in February, more than any other market, both …

NEW YORK—British wireless operator MmO2 launched two initiatives in a move to provide mobile data and products to customers in Western Europe. The carrier said it plans to build a …

LONDON—French vendor Alcatel told the market its first-quarter sales would fall while net loss will improve, and Ericsson AB warned that it would report a first-quarter loss and drop in …

TOKYO—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, a joint venture of Sony and Ericsson, is going to set up a subsidiary in China for producing third-generation (3G) handsets, Nikkei Shimbun reported on 8 …

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NEW DELHI, India—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, the 50:50 joint venture between Ericsson and Sony Corporation, hopes to grab a substantial share of the emerging market for multimedia mobile phones in …

NEW YORK—Kurt Hellstroem, Swedish equipment maker Ericsson AB’s chief executive, said his company is not optimistic about a sales rebound this year, adding that the vendor expects sales to remain …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB’s bookkeeping practices have come under the spotlight of tax obstruction as the country’s Economic Crimes Bureau examines the company’s accounts. The agency will inquire whether Ericsson seriously …

TOKYO—Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba, two leading electronic manufacturers in Japan, partnered for third-generation (3G) handsets and will begin collaborating next month on the development of a new platform for multimedia-enabled, …

TORONTO and LONDON—Several vendors say negative downgrades and estimates from analysts this week. Nortel Networks suffered a debt downgrade from Moody’s Investors Service barely a day after the company announced …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it licensed its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and third-generation (3G) technologies to Swedish company Benefon, which is developing telematics products that will combine mobile access, mobile …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB and Texas Instruments have signed an agreement to make reference designs for GPRS and 3G platforms based on TI’s silicon technology as an extension of a memorandum …

HANNOVER, Germany—Zi Corp. reported its Bluetooth headset offered by its Zi Services business unit achieved the Bluetooth 1.1 qualification standard established by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. To obtain the …

HONG KONG—The Hong Kong mobile market is set for a transformation, with four third-generation (3G) mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) established, based on the requirements of Hong Kong’s four 3G …

OXFORD, United Kingdom, and TOKYO—Hidden within the first cell-phone announcements from Sony Ericsson was the fact that the joint venture’s P800 smart phone device will use the operating system (OS) …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it added the Sony Ericsson T68 and the Nokia 8390 handsets to its portfolio of GSM/GPRS devices. The T68 has a color screen and …

CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring …

In an effort to hasten the rollout of third-generation networks, Nokia has announced an initiative by inviting other 3G infrastructure developers to share and standardize open specifications for all IP-based …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, CMG Wireless Data Solutions, Comverse, L.M. Ericsson, Logica, Motorola, Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Communications have joined to found an Interoperability Group for multimedia messaging services that will …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson said it has won a multi-year contract to supply wideband-CDMA radio network solution for Swiss operator Sunrise. The agreement, whose amount was not disclosed, will cover both …