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Ericsson: Philippines to have IPTV in two years

News Strong market interests and falling bandwidth costs are paving the way for Internet Protocol TV services to be finally made available in the Philippines.

Thursday, August 07 2008 11:18 AM

Tags: TVs, Web sites, Web 2.0, IP Television, Philippines, Japan, multimedia, revenue, Internet, set-top box

Is Sony Ericsson heading for divorce?

News The joint venture in mobile phones is dragging on both parents and needs a lot of cash. Can Ericsson let it go? Could Sony afford control?

Friday, March 27 2009 12:05 PM

Tags: Handhelds, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Nomura International, Sales, handset sale, handset, analyst

IBM may layoff 2,600 APAC workers

News IBM is reported to be cutting 2,600 jobs across its Asia-Pacific operations, but Big Blue could only confirm an "internal reorganization" is under way.

Tuesday, December 02 2008 07:02 PM

Tags: Layoffs, Organizational structure, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Asia-Pacific, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Spokesperson, Australia, layoff, Japan

EC approves Ericsson, STMicro joint venture

News The European Commission gives nod for deal that sets up a business to provide wireless platforms for handsets and semiconductors for mobile communications.

Friday, November 28 2008 06:54 AM

Tags: Networking, Mobile platforms/communications, Hardware, Software, Mobile, Wireless Platform, Semiconductor, Wireless, Dutch company, 2G

Ericsson 'positive' despite profit drop

News Ericsson's third-quarter profits have fallen by 28 percent from last year, but sales and margins have both increased.

Tuesday, October 21 2008 09:48 AM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Financial statements, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Network infrastructure, Telecommunications, Sales, Western Europe, networking company, financial

Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs

News With quarterly profits down 31 percent year over year, the wireless equipment maker is reducing its workforce by about 6 percent.

Thursday, January 22 2009 06:36 AM

Tags: Layoffs, Sales/revenue, Revenue recognition, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Swedish company, wireless equipment maker, Sales, quarterly revenue, net profit, job

Ericsson claims 500Mbps speeds over copper

News The communications company says it has demonstrated speeds of more than 500Mbps over copper infrastructure, using a new technology called 'vectorized' VDSL2.

Tuesday, March 17 2009 08:50 AM

Tags: DSL, Mobile, British Telecommunications, Fiber, Telecommunications, Cable, DSL, VDSL2, U.K., Internet Service Provider

Sony Ericsson warns of deepening losses

News The handset manufacturer expects its losses in the first quarter of this year to double those it experienced in the previous quarter.

Monday, March 23 2009 11:22 AM

Tags: Development/design, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, India, Gartner Inc., Touch Screen, Western Europe, handset maker, China, handset, analyst

'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'

News Every new phone sold a year from now will have two-way, bio-directional radio frequency identification communication, says Ericsson vice president of systems architecture.

Thursday, June 25 2009 09:43 AM

Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Chip, GPS, phone, credit card company, credit card, Ericsson Inc.

Ericsson to pay US$1.1B for Nortel wireless tech

News Swedish telecom giant beats out Nokia Siemens Networks and a private equity firm, in an auction for the CDMA and LTE wireless tech assets of bankrupt Nortel.

Monday, July 27 2009 08:27 AM

Tags: Data Management, Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Bankruptcy, Canada, asset

Sony Ericsson taps Nordberg as next president

News Bert Nordberg, who's been heading the handset maker's R&D efforts in Silicon Valley, will start the executive transition as co-president in September.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 08:57 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Leadership, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, co-president, handset maker, CEO, R&D, strategy, Ericsson Inc., president

2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online

News Industry players at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum give their take on how networks will cope with 50 billion connected devices over the next decade.

Tuesday, June 30 2009 11:06 AM

Tags: Data services, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, M2M, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business Model, Telecommunications, IP, Broadband

EC drops Qualcomm antitrust probe

News European regulators have dropped their investigation into Qualcomm's 3G licensing, after Ericsson and other companies that lodged a complaint withdrew.

Wednesday, November 25 2009 11:05 AM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Regulations, Commission, NEC Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., European Commission, Panasonic, antitrust