Ericsson

Whoever takes over as CEO of Ericsson will have their work cut out as the telecoms infrastructure vendor faces multiple challenges. The board of director of Ericsson announced yesterday the company’s CEO …

Huawei generated revenue of $36.7 billion during the period Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei generated sales of CNY 245.5 billion ($36.7 billion) in the first half of 2016, representing an increase …

Huawei generated revenue of $36.7B during the period Chinese information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei generated sales of 245.5 billion yuan ($36.7 billion) in the first half of 2016, representing an …

CFO Jan Frykhammar to become CEO as search ramps up After 28 years with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, CEO Hans Vestberg, who has held that position for the past seven years, …

The smart city market is set for explosive growth, but ongoing smart city deployments may be missing the mark. Despite a rapid increase in smart city deployments around the globe, …

Vodafone selects Ericsson for network upgrade in the Czech Republic Vodafone selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to upgrade its network infrastructure in the Czech Republic. The upgrade is said to allow …

Verizon claims NG-PON2 technology is targeted at FiOS-based enterprise and consumer service with speed in excess of 10 Gb per fiber Verizon Communications said it’s continuing to make progress on …

AT&T received government approval to acquire DirecTV for $48.5B, while Sprint stock plunged on competitive concerns … 1 year ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in …

Operating income falls 22% A tough year is getting tougher for Ericsson, according to CEO Hans Vestberg. Today, Vestberg told investors the negative trends that hurt financial performance during the …

After Swedish media outlet Svenska Dagbladet reported accusations that Ericsson was inflating revenue figures by recording income before billing clients, the telecom equipment vendor’s stock lost more than 5% of its …

1. Sprint parent SoftBank is set to buy the intellectual property behind the processors inside most of the world’s smartphones. The Japanese company is paying roughly $32 billion for ARM …

OSS Interoperability Initiative geared toward simplifying deployment and management Three global ICT powerhouses – Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia – renewed and updated the joint OSS Interoperability Initiative initially agreed to in …

5G demo slated for 15 GHz range Ericsson, in a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking special temporary authority to conduct a “5G” demo for T-Mobile US …

5G demo slated for 15 GHz range Ericsson, in a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking special temporary authority to conduct a “5G” demo for T-Mobile US …

Although “5G” isn’t set for standardization by 3GPP and the International Telecommunication Union until 2020, carriers and vendors are aggressively working on prestandardized technology with many bullish on the outlook …

Although 5G isn’t set for standardization by 3GPP and the ITU until 2020, carriers and vendors are aggressively working on pre-standardized technology with many bullish on the outlook for commercialization. …

5G Manifesto aims for one 5G city in every EU country by 2020 Major European telecom companies presented a jointly developed “5G Manifesto” that lays out industry recommendations on how the European Union …

1. Ericsson is boosting its fiber footprint with the acquisition of Abentel, a subsidiary of Spain’s Abengoa. Abentel’s assets, projects and roughly 500 employees will become part of Ericsson when …

In a live commercial network demo, Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland hit 136 Mbps uplink using Qualcomm processor Swedish vendor Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland have implemented what the companies claim to …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we speak with Sprint to discuss the carrier’s recent 5G technology testing and deployment plans All four domestic nationwide wireless operators have announced some form …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we speak with Sprint to discuss the carrier’s recent 5G technology testing and deployment plans All four domestic nationwide wireless operators have announced some form …

KDDI will provide services with Ericsson CDP internet of things solution Swedish vendor Ericsson is partnering with Japanese operator KDDI to deploy Ericsson Device Connection Platforms to manage global “internet of things” connections.  …

KDDI will provide services with Ericsson CDP internet of things solution Swedish vendor Ericsson is partnering with Japanese operator KDDI to deploy Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP) to manage global internet of …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Radisys for a deeper look into the ONOS CORD and M-CORD initiatives On this week’s show we have a featured interview …

Mobile edge computing is seen as an important part to alleviating network congestion and improving cloud-based applications for both current 4G and future 5G networks. In the approach to 5G …