TeliaSonera

Nordic telecom giant TeliaSonera said it has signed equipment contracts with Ericsson (ERIC) and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to deploy and expand its mobile network in Norway. The deal calls for the deployment of a GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA/HSPA and LTE network …

LTE deployments in the Nordic region are gaining traction as Sweden has three operators competing for LTE customers and Finland gets its first LTE deployment.Swedish wireless operator Tele2 (OH6V) is using Nokia Siemens Network’s Evolved Packet Core as part of …

ZTE Corp. has deployed eight base stations at Mt. Everest National Park to provide 3G coverage for voice and broadband services at the base camp, which sits 16,994 feet above sea level.ZTE built a micro base station with low-power consumption …

OSLO, Norway–When it comes to 4G LTE rollouts, Scandinavia is right at the leading edge, but that doesn’t mean all Nordic operators take the same view of how it will all pan out, or what business models will work.Speaking at …

NetMotion Wireless, which provides mobile productivity and management software, and Sierra Wireless (SWIR) announced a joint marketing agreement to deliver a solution that keeps mobile workers connected. The agreement formalizes an existing collaboration that has already produced solutions for a …

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ May Special Edition, “Enabling the Mobile Revolution – Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories.” The 80-page special edition is available here.Long Term Evolution or LTE, a next-generation 3G technology that …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next …

Editor’s Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition is available here. Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless …

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Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week. Subscriber information and …

LAS VEGAS—Even if the Federal Communications Commission didn’t give the wireless industry everything it wanted in the National Broadband Plan, panelists at “The Evolving Wireless Ecosystem—What’s Next in Wireless Law, Policy and Technology,” are excited about the plan. The Monday …

The battle (wink, wink*) between next generation technology standards LTE and WiMAX has started to heat up as the first commercial LTE networks are just now coming on line and the U.S. set to host a rivalry once Verizon Wireless …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Kelly Tedesco is easy to reach on her phone- as long …

Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week: EricssonNorway and Sweden: With TeliaSonera to be the sole supplier of a common core network and also to supply 4G/LTE radio base stations. The carrier is planning to roll …

Huawei has been making strong progress in the first phase of LTE trials in Europe, with tests at TeliaSonera, Telenor and Vodafone Germany. Now it has converted the Telenor trial to a commercial deal, which sees the Norwegian cellco snubbing …

Fresh off network wins with Clearwire Corp., Cox Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is on its way to nearly double its staff in North America by the end of the year.The Chinese infrastructure company …

As other infrastructure companies struggle, L.M. Ericsson continues to buck the trend, posting a strong fourth quarter in 2008 that netted sales of $7.9 billion. However, the Swedish company will continue with cost-saving measures that it started last year by …

A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to spend up to $1 billion promoting “ready to run” laptops …

The buzz is inescapable. Next week, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce the next iteration of the company’s iPhone at Apple’s annual developer conference.In the run-up to the purported announcement, several issues have been bandied about by …

TeliaSonera, the Stockholm-based network operator, will offer Apple Inc.’s iPhone this year to some portion of the 115 million subscribers it covers in seven countries, the operator said yesterday in a one-sentence announcement.Those countries include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.CellularBhutan: L.M. Ericsson said it has …

L.M. Ericsson has agreed to acquire all of the shares of Drutt Corp., which manages the billing for millions of daily content transactions on more than 60 telecom operators in 35 countries. Ericsson calls the move another step in its …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX –Netherlands: Alcatel-Lucent said it completed …

Oz Communications Inc. is looking to expand its mobile messaging offerings with the acquisition of Thumbspeed Inc. from Hands-On Mobile Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Thumbspeed develops and publishes mobile messaging, photo-sharing and personalization services and applications, including branded …