Posts Tagged ‘ Ericsson ’

Vinaphone gets deals with Ericsson, Motorola to provide 3G services

September 10, 2009
Vinaphone gets deals with Ericsson, Motorola to provide 3G services

LookAtVietnam – Mobile phone operator Vinaphone has signed contracts with Ericsson and Motorola Inc. to provide 3G technology and equipment in order for Vinaphone to provide 3G services in Vietnam.The contract Vinaphone signed with Ericsson last week includes installation and commissioning of the operator’s 3G network in the south of Vietnam.   Vinaphone deputy director [...]

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Nortel assets sale to Ericsson approved by Canadian, U.S. courts

July 29, 2009
Nortel assets sale to Ericsson approved by Canadian, U.S. courts

Two courts in Canada and the United States on Tuesday approved the sale of key assets of Nortel Network, once Canada’s telecommunications giant, to Sweden’s LM Ericsson. Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg talks to reporters during a news conference in Stockholm June 25, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)Ericsson won the bid with 1.13 billion U.S. dollars over [...]

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Ericsson to acquire Nortel unit for $1.13 billion

July 26, 2009

Ericsson AB will buy the wireless-equipment unit of insolvent Nortel Networks Corp. for US$1.13 billion in cash after beating out bids from Nokia Siemens Networks and MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC. The auction process has been completed, Stockholm-based Ericsson said Saturday in a statement on its website. Nortel, led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Zafirovski, is [...]

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Smartphone consumers opt for ‘cheap chic’

April 16, 2009
Smartphone consumers opt for ‘cheap chic’

Visitors listen to the Nokia 5800 during the Nokia World 08 event in Barcelona, Spain, in December 2008. Analysts said the lower price helps Nokia’s smartphone beat Apple’s iPhone sales in many markets. Cellphone makers are expected to report buoyant sales of lower-priced, feature-packed smartphones as consumers opt for “cheap chic” amid the global recession. [...]

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Nielsen: Cellphone usage in Vietnam higher than in China, India

March 24, 2009
Nielsen: Cellphone usage in Vietnam higher than in China, India

LookAtVietnam – The mobile phone ownership percentage in Vietnam has outstripped some other emerging markets including China and India, according to a recent survey released by the global information and media company Nielsen. Photo: http://www.unwiredview.comThe survey shows that up to 74% of people in HCMC and Hanoi own a mobile phone. As for the whole [...]

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3G soloists should sing from the same page

March 22, 2009
3G soloists should sing from the same page

Vietnam’s telecom sector is expected to enjoy impressive growth this year and the deployment of 3G technology is set to bring about new opportunities for industry investors, as Carl-Henric Svanberg, Ericsson president and CEO, said. LookAtVietnam – Despite the economic doldrums, Vietnam’s telecom sector is expected to enjoy impressive growth this year and the deployment [...]

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President hails Ericsson’s contribution to telecoms sector

March 10, 2009
President hails Ericsson’s contribution to telecoms sector

VietNamNet Bridge – Ericsson, one of the world’s leading mobile telecommunications companies, has markedly contributed to the development of the country’s telecom sector, said President Nguyen Minh Triet.The President made this remark while receiving Ericsson Group’s president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg, in Hanoi on March 9 during his working visit to Vietnam.President Triet said that, [...]

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Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs after profit fall

January 22, 2009
Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs after profit fall

Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson announced Wednesday it would lay off 5,000 employees worldwide for further cost savings following a substantial fall in profit. Ericsson Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg attends a news conference in Stockholm Jan. 21, 2009. Ericsson’s fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations, helped by a weak Swedish crown, and the firm promised deeper savings [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...