As part of its effort to evolve distributed cloud offering to optimise applications across multiple sites and improving latency, security, and resilience of 5G-enabled use cases, Ericsson yesterday announced the launch of 5G platform for operators The project is to further expand radio portfolio, and support smooth evolution from 4G to 5G Ericsson finalised its […]
Read More Ericsson, a networking and telecommunications company, has given reasons that make the Internet of Things (IoT) move at a snail’s pace in Africa. Ericsson stated that, in Africa, many of the telecoms operators were still on the 2G network, while a few had upgraded to 3G but recent 4G technology was yet to gain a […]
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Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have successfully completed a lab trial for a Cat-M1 solution with MTN South Africa in support of MTN’s Internet of Things (IoT) ambitions. This is the first Cat-M1 test implementation of its kind on the African continent and represents the first stage of a wider scope of test activity. The Cat-M1 […]
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Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson, a world-class telecommunications and equipment service company, have announced the launch of Nuvu (nuvu.tv), a subscription-based video-on-demand (VOD) service. Nuvu will provide subscribers access to more than 3,000 local and international TV and film titles, empowering Airtel customers to download content directly to their smartphones or tablets at no additional data […]
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Ericsson has disclosed that global mobile subscriptions would hit 1.03 billion by 2022 and 14 times increment in smartphone usage, with an estimated manufacturing of about 75 million cellular Internet of Things (IoT) devices that would connect more people by 2022. This was part of a report by Ericsson’s forecast for 2020. However, managing director […]
Read More The local subsidiary of the global telecommunications solutions provider – Ericsson has fired about 160 permanent and outsourced workers in its Network Operating Centre. According to correspondents, this effect on Sunday, December 4, 2016, affected 55 full-time employees of the company. According to sources in the company, some workers were laid off in July when […]
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Swedish mobile networks company Ericsson said Wednesday it has named longtime board member Borje Ekholm as its new CEO, in a bid to turn around the company amid a decline in the industry. The company, which has been struggling against fierce competition, recently announced 3,000 layoffs — or nearly 20 percent of its local workforce— […]
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Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST), announced on Tuesday plans to slash 3,000 jobs in production, research and development and sales and some 900 consultants in Sweden. The announcement confirms reports in Swedish media about job cuts at Ericsson, which said in July it would step up efficiency measures due to a tough market, having […]
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