Under the Ericsson Empowering Girl scholarship programme, female students in the second year of their graduation course in information technology, computer science, information and communication technology or telecommunication engineering will receive a fixed scholarship of Rs 75,000.
Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Saturday announced setting up a 6G research and development centre in Chennai. Ericsson is also looking to partner with other premier engineering institutes in India for 6G-related research. "This R&D centre in India is a small unit which will become bigger. We only have three in the world.
Reliance Industries (RIL), India's largest conglomerate, is set to pivot into a deeptech and advanced manufacturing enterprise, chairman and managing director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani said. "In artificial intelligence, our purpose is clear: to address complex societal challenges and create wealth for the nation and its people.
Sony Ericsson, now, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corp.
With seven million new subscribers, India accounted for the highest net addition of mobile subscriptions globally in the second quarter of 2023, according to the August edition of Ericsson Mobility. Among national markets, India was followed by China with five million and the US with three million subscribers. The subscriber penetration in India, however, stood at 79 per cent, compared to 120 per cent in China, the report said.
Reliance Jio is close to finalising its contract with telecom gear maker Ericsson to roll out its 5G network in Mumbai and Maharashtra and Kolkata and West Bengal in the first phase of its launch in October. And it is going with Nokia for the lucrative Delhi circle, and Chennai, which includes Tamil Nadu, say sources aware of the development. This is the first time that Jio is opting for multiple vendors.
The Competition Commission of India will launch an investigation of Ericsson in regard to a patent dispute with Indian firm Micromax, Ericsson said.
India can potentially have 40 million 5G users in the first year when the next-generation service is made available to them, a report released by telecom company Ericsson said on Wednesday. According to Ericsson ConsumerLab report, consumers have shown willingness to pay 50 per cent more for 5G plans bundled with digital services while they want to pay only 10 per cent more for just 5G connectivity. The data collected from 26 countries in December 2020 for the report shows that consumers across several markets are willing to pay 20-30 per cent more on an average for 5G plans bundled with digital service use cases.
Chris Houghton joined Ericsson UK in 2010 as head of customer unit for UK and Ireland.
India's biggest mobile gaming tournament begins today to showcase Xperia.
Ericsson claimed Xiaomi has violated HC order.
Sony Ericsson also announced that the company would make all accessories green compliant by 2011.
Observing there was a 'wilful default', the Supreme Court last month held Ambani guilty of contempt of court and ordered the debt-laden company to clear the dues to Ericsson.
Swedish telecom equipment supplier Ericsson on Thursday appointed Mats Granryd as managing director of Ericsson India Pvt Ltd and head of market units for India and Sri Lanka.
Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Airtel had acquired 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom of Bangladesh for $300 million (about Rs 1,363 crore) earlier this year.
Sony Ericsson on Friday unveiled two new phones in the series - W550i and W900i in India.
Swedish telecom major Ericsson will be the first multinational to manufacture radio base stations for mobile phones in India to cater to the operators here for their network roll-outs.
With the addition of 4,000 employees, the RCom staff strength is estimated to rise to 9,500
The deal is believed to be spread over three years and will involve implementing and managing the GSM major's network in 15 circles in the country.
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it had signed a deal to supply a CDMA mobile network to India's Shyam Telecom.
The Court also held that Micromax will continue to intimate Ericsson of the arrival of the new consignments at customs and seek its NOC.
Idea Cellular, the GSM service provider of the Aditya Birla group, has roped in global telecom major Ericsson as equipment supplier for its GSM network in the Mumbai circle.
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday said vendors should be exempt from sharing 'source code' of hardware, as it was proprietary information, and sought toning down of penal provisions in case of security breach.
Swedish equipment supplier on Monday said it has bagged a major contract to provide technology -- Ericsson Mobile Organiser -- to Idea cellular enabling its subscribers to surf e-mail facility on their cell phones.
Tower Tube is a self-contained fully-encapsulated site with a five-metre diameter room at the base to house all equipment. Ericsson claims that Tower Tube consumes 40 per cent less electricity and produces 30 per cent less carbon emission when compared with traditional towers.
This is contrary to the BSNL technical committee's earlier approval to use the DR solutions of US-based Sun Microsystems and EMC Corporation. According to vendors close to the development, HP's DR solutions were not mentioned in the original purchase order issued to Ericsson, the main bidder.
Sony Ericsson, a leading Japanese-Swedish mobile handset maker, is all set to produce its mobile handsets in Sriperumbudur through manufacturing agreements with Flextronics and Foxconn.
Sony Ericsson users in India will now be able to dial for entertainment services, watch recorded TV clips, and download a range of rich content on their handsets.
Mobile phone major Sony Ericsson will manufacture mobile phones in Chennai, a top company official said ion Wednesday.
While everybody is talking about the vast potential of 5G, the uptake of such services in India depends on operators getting around 100 Mhz 5G spectrum. At the reserve price proposed by Trai, getting this spectrum will cost a telco around Rs 490 billion. Which amount could be difficult for operators to mop up, given the financial stress they are undergoing, says Kiran Rathee.
Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson on Thursday announced an investment of $100 million (nearly Rs 450 crore) every year in India with an option to enhance it depending upon the growth in the telecom sector.
BSNL had earlier cancelled its tender for 5.5 million GSM lines and called for bids again after revising the guidelines, following an amendment in the licence conditions for security purposes.
The Rs 8,000-cr deal is expected to be finalised early next month.
The company is working with various telecom operators to trial run 3G services.
Get Ahead reader from Chandigarh, Rajat Sharma, sent us this in-depth review of the Sony Ericsson J105 Naite GreenHeart.
Ericsson on Monday emerged as the lowest bidder for the state-owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's tender for 45.5 million lines at an estimated investment of over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).
Microsoft Corp is considering Ericsson Chief Executive Hans Vestberg as a possible successor to outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer.
Cellular handset maker Sony Ericsson on Wednesday said it was evaluating the possibilities of manufacturing in India but a final decision in this regard will be taken by its business partners to whom it has outsourced the production of mobile phones.
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