Four former Ericsson employees have been for bribing officials in Djibouti during an ongoing legal case in Sweden, according to media reports. Mobile World Live, a online publication of the GSM Association, reports that police [c]
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in partnership with Ericsson has finalized the development of Spectrum recommendations for African countries paving way for the prospect of enhanced usage of mobile services, wireless connectivity and the effective [c]
By Åsa Tamsons With 2020, the world will never be the same. Nevertheless, I am eager to kick-start an exciting new year. If 2020 was the year to mitigate and manage the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is [c]
By Zoran Lazarevic The digital era has the potential to transform industry and society, and with the introduction of 5G around the world, countless new business models have become a possibility. New-generation technology and services [c]
Consumers expect connected technology to become more flexible and interactive going forward and see devices enabling more pro-active, and even creative choices in a wide range of everyday life situations by 2030. The tenth edition [c]
Ericsson has announced the launch of its 2020 edition of the Graduate Program in Africa. The program aims to grow the technical skills of the graduates, train them in the Ericsson technology, solutions and their [c]
Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion will provide global connectivity to Wayout’s sustainable micro-factories starting in East Africa and expanding into the Middle East, Asia Pacific and other markets in 2021. Wayout has engineered [c]
Airtel Africa has contracted Ericsson to expand its 4G coverage in Kenya. As part of the deal, Ericsson’s Radio Access Network (RAN) and packet core products for 4G will enable Airtel subscribers to experience enhanced [c]
Ericsson and UNICEF have announced a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023. Mapping the internet connectivity landscape for schools and their surrounding communities is a critical [c]
The GSMA has announced that global mobile network equipment vendors – Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and ZTE – have successfully completed an assessment of their product development and lifecycle management processes using the GSMA’s Network Equipment [c]
The annual AfricaCom Awards shortlist has been released. According to Tom Cuthell, Portfolio Director at KNect365, organiser of AfricaCom and the AfricaCom Awards: “The AfricaCom Awards grow in stature each year as a direct result [c]
Instead of partnering with or buying a stake in an existing local PR and communications agency, Weber Shandwick has decided to go it alone by opening its own office in Nairobi, Kenya, to individually serve its [c]
What will it take for operators to gain consumers’ trust as they gear up for a 5G future? Ericsson has presented ‘Towards a 5G consumer future’, its Consumer and Industry Insight report that discusses the six [c]
Ericsson has signed agreements for credit facilities with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for US $220 million – set to mature in 2023 – and AB Svensk Exportkredit (SEK) for US $150 million – maturing [c]
Exploring the future from an early adopter user perspective, Ericsson ConsumerLab presents the seventh edition of its annual trend report, The 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2018 and beyond. The report points to a paradigm shift [c]
Ericsson has renamed its Broadcast and Media Services business to Red Bee Media, effective from November 9, 2017. The Red Bee Media name and brand identity will apply to all of Ericsson’s Broadcast and Media [c]
The latest regional appendix to the upcoming Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that LTE subscriptions will expand by 47 percent from 30 million in 2017 to 310 million by 2023 in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report also [c]
Fredrik Jejdling, who was until July last year the Head of the sub-Saharan Africa Region, has been appointed Executive VP as part executive management changes announced by the firm today. Jejdling assumes his role from November [c]
Ericsson has sued smartphone maker Wiko, in the regional courts of Düsseldorf and Mannheim in Germany, for infringement of patents essential for 2G, 3G and 4G cellular technology. The suit, filed on August 14, 2017, also [c]
Tigo Rwanda has partnered with Ericsson to completely overhaul its Business Support System (BSS) ecosystem. The deal makes Tigo Rwanda the first operator across the Millicom Group to transform its BSS operations and go live with [c]
Azuri Technologies, a provider of PayGo solar solutions provider across sub Saharan Africa, has announced the appointment of Liam Hickey in the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As the latest senior member of the [c]
Ericsson has appointed Erik Ekudden as Group CTO and Head of Technology & Architecture, effective July 1, 2017. Ekudden will lead the company’s technology strategy with a focus on driving the evolution of the network [c]
Bridge Alliance members and Ericsson have partnered to deploy Ericsson’s Unified Delivery Network (UDN) across 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region. UDN is a global content delivery network (CDN) which connects content providers all [c]
By Michelle Davadoss Inequality in the business world requires gender-intelligent organisations to recognise the value both men and women bring to the corporate sector. Ericsson focused precisely on this challenge by increasing the number of [c]
Ericsson has moved to simplify its organizational structure by phasing out the two-tiered leadership structure – Executive Leadership Team and Global Leadership Team – and forming a single Executive Team. In addition, the geographical setup with [c]
Ericsson has signed a multi-year contract with the BBC, UK’s public service broadcaster, to provide post-production and media management services for BBC Creative following a competitive tender process. Ericsson will provide a portfolio of end-to-end [c]
Having selected Ericsson as its Network Function Virtualization partner, Vodafone Egypt has gone live with the first commercial virtual network function in the Middle East. Since October 2016, Ericsson’s virtual Serving GPRS Support Node – [c]
Ericsson and Tigo Tanzania have partnered to launch the first of a series of rural pilot tower sites to provide mobile broadband coverage in Chiwale and Mingumbi in Lindi Mtwara region, a rural province in [c]
IBM and Ericsson have announced a research breakthrough that could accelerate the launch of 5G communications networks and support new mobile enterprise and user experiences enabled by very high data rates, including IoT, connected vehicles, [c]
Börje Ekholm has this week formally taken his position as the global CEO of Ericsson, substantively replacing Jan Frykhammar, who has been temporarily handling the role since October last year. Frykhammar has been acting as [c]
Ericsson and Cisco are extending their strategic partnership to include a new Wi-Fi solution offering, named Evolved Wi-Fi Networks (EWN). EWN combines Ericsson’s 3GPP access, core networks and applications with Cisco’s Wi-Fi portfolio, to provide [c]
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