As a company, Ericsson would like to extend its deepest-felt condolences to all the people and communities affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean region.
Ericsson has been helping in two ways: by restoring damaged telecommunications and by supporting humanitarian organizations working with the recovery and rescue efforts.
Chinese consumers want expressive, fashionable, feature-packed phones that support high-quality, advanced services at a fair price - these are the findings of a study by Ericsson ConsumerLab.
Ericsson Mobile Organizer (EMO) is an enterprise product that pushes e-mail to the mobile phone. The application is another example of Ericsson's new focus on mobile data solutions for business users.
Fixed-to-mobile substitution is happening rapidly across Europe, with regional differences dictated by operator positions and local market conditions. These are the findings of a study by Swedish wireless advisory firm Northstream.
Incumbent operators PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia and Brasil Telecom have both chosen to invest in Ethernet Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) solutions from Ericsson. These large break-in contracts for two such important markets prove that Ericsson's purpose-built IP-Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) are fast gaining ground over upgrades of legacy DSLAMs.
The telecom industry will come to remember 2004 as the year WCDMA handsets and services made it to the mass market. Ericsson looks back at some of the launches that shaped the 3G landscape, and offers a glimpse of the forthcoming evolution towards High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA).
The mobile phone is by far the most personal tool a consumer has for communicating. That makes it ideal for finely-targeted, personalized marketing: what is termed mobile marketing.
Contact centers do much more than support commercial relationships or ease the way for customer service. Ericsson's Solidus eCare solution frees medical staff from paperwork and lets them focus on personalized care.
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology is about to take off in the US. Ken Rehbehn, a senior wireless analyst at Current Analysis, provides some insight into the market.
Wataniya Telecom in Kuwait needs to upgrade its GSM network so it can offer customers the innovative and appealing mobile services they demand. To do this, it chose Ericsson's radio network solution, which has full EDGE capability and results in high-speed data rates.
New research findings support Ericsson's One Phone Concept. Business analyst Quocirca found 40 percent of larger companies are already moving towards the single-device approach.
Ericsson is bringing internet telephony to the mass market, with a scalable, telecom-grade IP telephony solution based on standardized IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture. This forms part of a service bundle that takes fixed and mobile operators further towards convergence over IP infrastructure.
An in-depth Ericsson study has shown mobile phones heighten efficiency and safety in many workplaces. But according to global data, 50 to 90 percent of employees still use private mobiles for professional purposes - without compensation from employers. Operators are now being challenged to show the benefits of employer-paid mobiles.
Spanish operator Amena launched its commercial 3G handsets and services at the end of October. With the widest range of services in the Spanish market today, the expansion of its 3G network is the next priority.
High-speed internet access at any time, from anywhere: this is the vision Ericsson is helping operators realize with its mobile broadband solutions and services.
Operators are always on the look out for consumer and enterprise services that are easy to introduce and manage. Ericsson's Media and Internet services portfolio has been designed with these needs in mind; bringing innovation while removing risk and complexity.
At the 3GSM congress in Cannes, operators have been queuing up to see Ericsson’s groundbreaking demonstrations of 9Mbps high-speed data downloads and over-the-air application streaming.
With wireless data rates at a historic high, the ability to bring the triple play of voice, data and video directly to consumers' handsets is becoming a reality. Against this background, operators at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes have been looking to Ericsson for its views on the future of the crucial element in any triple-play offering: mobile TV.
Ericsson can help its customers integrate and launch new services and applications in just one week. Word of this is spreading among operators, many of whom have been looking closely at Ericsson's service delivery offering during the 3GSM World Congress.
Today, an increasing number of operators are choosing to lower capital expenditure and daily costs by introducing mobile softswitches. Having performed more of these implementations than any other vendor, Ericsson is showing the field the way forward.
By keeping things simple, Ericsson's hosting concept is allowing mobile operators to reduce complexity and offer subscribers advanced services faster and more cost-efficiently.
The implementation of IMS signals a fundamental shift in the way telecom services are created and delivered, helping bring about true fixed-mobile convergence for the next wave of multimedia applications.
IMS allows both consumers and enterprises to access new multimedia services and enhancements with greater personalization, presence and immediacy.
Ericsson's undisputed lead in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domain stems not only from its ability to provide both wireline and wireless solutions, but also from its consistent delivery of new applications and professional services.
It's almost impossible to look at a telecoms magazine or web site these days without reading about IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem). Is it just the latest fashionable ingredient for the ever-expanding pot of 'acronym soup', or is it something more substantial and longer-lasting?
Ericsson has been taking the time to catch up with its mobile content partners at Cannes. Following the launch of its white-label hosted portals, Ericsson's relationships with these providers are set to grow in importance.
For the third year running, Ericsson has been demonstrating the full interoperability of its WCDMA networks to operators at Cannes. The initiative is driven by Ericsson’s belief in open standards to take the industry forward.
Ericsson Response and Sony Ericsson were both smiling at the GSM Association Awards in Cannes on February 15. Ericsson Response was awarded for Best Use of Mobile/Emergency Situation, while Sony Ericsson picked up the best 3GSM Handset award.
T-Mobile in Germany is chasing growth through new mobile data services such as push email. Even in such a mature market as Germany, the largest in Europe with 60 million subscribers, operators are reporting continued growth in their mobile data services offerings.
The mobile games market is starting to pick up, driven mainly by evolution of the Java standard. This, along with the rapid advancement of handset technology, allows game developers to offer players a richer experience than ever before.
New growth markets pose new challenges in building cost-effective and scalable networks. Ericsson Expander has been developed to meet these needs through advanced functionality that minimizes the number of sites required.
Today, an increasing number of operators are choosing to lower capital expenditure and daily costs through layered architecture, where networks are split into horizontal rather than vertical layers. Ericsson, having performed more implementations of this kind than any other vendor, is leading the field in the introduction of layered architecture for both fixed and mobile networks.
H3G Italy has chosen Ericsson to manage and evolve its multi-vendor 3G network. By doing so the operator expects to save EUR 250 million over five years.
An efficient Service Delivery Platform is what any operator with an instinct for self-preservation needs. Because competition to win the end-user is becoming more and more intense, the concept is ideal to create new customized services in a cost-efficient way.
Some people feel they cannot live without their mobile phones, that it is their connection to anything and everything. New 3G services might just turn it into the one and only multi-tool, but there are several issues operators need to address to make that happen.
South African operator MTN is to deploy mobile-broadband services over a WCDMA network from Ericsson. This will give many South Africans their first taste of the internet and be welcomed by bandwidth-constrained local enterprises.
With low-cost 3G phones and 850 Mhz network coverage coming soon, the efficiency of WCDMA is set to revolutionize telecom services in developing countries and rural areas.
Mature and proven, GSM technology continues to grow and develop to accommodate 20 million new users each month. Ericsson's seamless network concept ensures GSM lives on and merges with 3G.
Topping subscriber wish lists are location-based services (LBS), which open up a world of possibilities, from fun and games to outright lifesavers. 3G and new handsets are fuelling their growth.
Operators need to maintain a balanced service portfolio, carefully manage cost per megabyte of data and exploit existing opportunities while developing new ones. These are the conclusions of an Analysys report on the world's top 10 wireless services.
One of Sweden's largest insurance companies is introducing a new customer support system based on Ericsson Solidus eCare to shorten response time, ease mobility and enable competence-based call management.
The Multimedia Broadcast and Multimedia Services (MBMS) standard will facilitate the integration of broadcast and multicast transmission into mobile networks, bringing higher quality mobile TV while saving bandwidth and lowering costs.
Technological advances have enabled Ericsson to offer customized radio base stations that match operator or site characteristics, opening the way to more business-driven product development.
Operator 3 staked everything on 3G technology in Scandinavia. Now the time has come to earn the rewards for driving the development. CEO Shlomo Liran explains why.
