Recent controversies at major IT firms like TCS and Infosys have highlighted a persistent gap between workplace conduct policies and their implementation in corporate India. While companies assert zero tolerance for harassment and discrimination, employees and experts point to uneven enforcement and the need to embed ethical behaviour into organisational culture.
Recent controversies at major IT firms like TCS and Infosys have highlighted a persistent gap between workplace conduct policies and their implementation in corporate India. While companies assert zero tolerance for harassment and discrimination, employees and experts point to uneven enforcement and the need to embed ethical behaviour into organisational culture.
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.
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.
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 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.
Swedish telecom network supplier Ericsson on Monday said it would invest over Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in the next 2-3 years to manufacture Base Stations in India, promising huge savings in the operational and capital expenditure of mobile operato
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.
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.
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.
The project, named Gramjyoti, has been launched in the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu in partnership with four other companies and a non-government organization.
These vendors will plan, design, deploy and maintain 3G-HSPA (third generation, high speed packet access) networks in 13 telecom circles where the company has won 3G licences, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.
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.
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.
Chris Houghton joined Ericsson UK in 2010 as head of customer unit for UK and Ireland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Competition Commission of India will launch an investigation of Ericsson in regard to a patent dispute with Indian firm Micromax, Ericsson said.
More than 100 million users with 5G-ready smartphones wish to upgrade to a 5G subscription in 2023 while a majority of them are open to adopting a higher data-tiered plan in the next 12 months, a report by Ericsson Consumer Lab has shown. Titled "Promise of 5G in India", the study carried out in the second quarter this year reflects the views of 300 million urban smartphone users. According to the study, consumer 5G readiness remains one of the highest in the world.
India's biggest mobile gaming tournament begins today to showcase Xperia.
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.
Ericsson claimed Xiaomi has violated HC order.
Swedish telecom equipment major Ericsson said the company would invest $100 million in India every year.
Sony Ericsson on Friday unveiled two new phones in the series - W550i and W900i in India.
Ericsson has three global delivery centres (apart from India) in Romania, China and Mexico and has more than 45,000 people in this unit.
The R&D centre would come up at Chennai, the company said.
With the addition of 4,000 employees, the RCom staff strength is estimated to rise to 9,500
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.
Swedish telecom equipment giant, Ericsson, on Tuesday committed $100 million annually in India for years to come as the country was an important market for them with potential.
In insolvency proceedings, Ericsson will be treated as only an operational creditor and may end up losing the Rs 550 crore
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is planning to shift a part of its research and development to India.
The company is working with various telecom operators to trial run 3G services.
Later, he joined Ericsson India where he handled corporate affairs and communication.
Swedish telecom equipment supplier Ericsson on Monday announced setting up a R&D centre in Chennai and an investment of $100 million to upgrade the manufacturing facility in India.
Led by falling cost of handsets and increased data consumption, new mobile subscriptions have grown the fastest in India with 18 million net additions in the third quarter of 2014, telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Tuesday.
