[12 Dec 2005] Ericsson today announced the appointment of Arun Bansal as the new country manager for the company's Bangladesh operations, effective immediately. Bansal succeeds Rafiah Ibrahim, who will return to Malaysia to take on a new role as Head of Strategy for Ericsson South East Asia

[06 Dec 2005] For the first time in South East Asia, telecommunications operators have the opportunity to experience unique real-life High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)/Enhanced Uplink Packet Access capabilities in full-mobility using a specially equipped test-drive van with the latest applications.

[01 Dec 2005] Ericsson today announced the appointment of Ann Emilson as the new president and country manager for the company’s Singapore operations, effective immediately. Emilson succeeds Claes Odman, who will return to Sweden to take on a new role in Ericsson’s Product Area Service Layer.

[24 Nov 2005] Ericsson Bangladesh today announced a sponsorship of US$ 25,000 to set up an Internet Learning Centre (ILC) at Banani Model School under a programme established by the Cyber School Foundation (CS).

[18 Nov 2005] Sun Cellular customers will now have access to personal and corporate e-mail, as well as other Personal Information Management data while on the move. This is enabled by Ericsson’s mobile e-mail solution called the Ericsson Mobile Organiser (EMO).

[26 Oct 2005] In order to regain competitiveness and enhance profitability, wireline and broadband service providers must quickly reinvent their business and leverage on existing infrastructure and customer relationships to provide attractive service offerings with superior quality, says Ericsson.

[24 Oct 2005] TIME dotCom, one of Malaysia's largest fixed line providers, has appointed Ericsson as the sole supplier to upgrade its existing network to provide high performance broadband services to its customers in major commercial and business areas in Klang Valley as well as in the Northern and Southern parts of Malaysia.

[09 Sept 2005] Maxis Communications Berhad ("Maxis") today signed a contract with Ericsson for the expansion of Maxis' 3G network, including HSDPA upgrade, and the extension of its Managed Services contract.

[17 Aug 2005] Ericsson has joined Bridge Mobile Alliance as a global technology partner under the Alliance's new Associate Membership scheme, reinforcing its commitment to Asia Pacific region.

[10 Aug 2005] M1 today launched BubbleTALK(TM), Singapore's first voice SMS service that is made available to both its postpaid and prepaid customers. Simple and convenient to use, Bubble TALK(TM) is a new and innovative concept in short messaging service that is hosted and managed by Ericsson.

[12 July 2005] Maxis Communications Bhd (Maxis), Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd (Celcom) and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi), will be connected to Ericsson's IPX solution, providing a secure, reliable and simple charging environment for their customers to purchase content over their mobile phones.

[16 June 2005] GrameenPhone Ltd., the largest telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh, has selected Ericsson’s hosting solution to support the launch of its EDGE/GPRS services.

[16 June 2005] In a move to offer greater network coverage nationwide, Celcom Berhad in Malaysia has named Ericsson as the prime supplier for upgrading and modernizing its nationwide GSM network.

[15 June 2005] Ericsson is confident that it will be able to capture a significant share of growth in South East Asia over the next few years. President of Ericsson South East Asia

[15 June 2005] Maxis, a leading operator in Malaysia, has selected Ericsson's push e-mail solution, Ericsson Mobile Organizer and Ericsson Video Telephony solution as the platform for two of its initial 3G service offerings

[14 June 2005] Ericsson's managed services agreement with Warid Telecommunications Pvt. Limited (Warid Telecom) in Pakistan has been expanded with the build out and maintenance of the GSM/GPRS network in 20 cities added to the nationwide network.

[09 June  2005] For the first time in South East Asia, mobile phone users will be able to experience data downloads and streaming applications at speeds of up to 11 megabit-per-second (mbps), enabled by Ericsson’s live HSDPA system.

[12 May 2005] Pakistan mobile operator Warid Telecom Pvt. Limited (Warid Telecom) today launched its commercial GSM/GPRS service covering 28 major cities with a total population of around 32 million.

[09 May 2005] Ericsson has appointed Jan Signell as head of its South-East Asian operations effective June 1, 2005. Signell will take on the role of President of Ericsson South East Asia and Country Manager for Ericsson Malaysia, succeeding Kristian Tear, who will assume a new position within Ericsson.

[11 April 2005] Ericsson further strengthens its industry leadership in managed services by signing a contract with Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia’s largest mobile operator.