AI & Cloud Ericsson Vodafone July 5, 2024 The Friday File: VMO2 spectrum plan, Ericsson writes off $1.1B Mobile World Live (MWL) brings you our top three picks of the week as Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) disclosed a plan to buy spectrum assets from Vodafone and 3 UK’s proposed combined entity, Ericsson reported another impairment charge for its Vonage acquisition and China took the lead in AI patent filing. By Hana Anandira
Ericsson July 4, 2024 Ericsson to take another $1B hit on Vonage Ericsson revealed it would take a non-cash impairment of SEK11.4 billion ($1.1 billion) in its upcoming Q2 results mostly related to the Vonage cloud business it acquired in 2022, a hit which comes nine months after it took a hit of $2.9 billion on the value of the unit. By Chris Donkin
5G+ Asia Pacific Ericsson Operators July 2, 2024 Optus trials 5G-A feature to raise throughput Optus tested Ericsson's interference sensing technology, a new software feature in its Massive MIMO 5G-Advanced portfolio designed to boost throughput and network capacity. By Joseph Waring
5G+ Ericsson June 26, 2024 Ericsson backs FWA as a leading 5G use case Ericsson asserted fixed wireless access (FWA) has become a key 5G use case for communications service providers (CSPs), with research for its Mobility Report showing a 29 per cent rise in the number offering a compatible service in the year to end-March alongside further user forecast increases. By Michael Carroll
Ericsson Operators June 19, 2024 3 UK touts sustainability gains from AI-powered kit Operator 3 UK highlighted improvements in energy efficiency at sites where it deployed Ericsson’s AI-toting hardware and software, with a 70 per cent improvement recorded in some locations. By Hana Anandira
5G+ Ericsson Industry Network Tech Nokia Vodafone June 19, 2024 Feature: How does a private 5G deployment happen? Mobile World Live quizzed experts from Ericsson, Nokia and Vodafone Business about what, exactly, is involved in deploying private 5G networks. By Michael Carroll
AI & Cloud Ericsson GSMA June 6, 2024 The Friday File: Nvidia overtakes Apple, Granryd to leave GSMA Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as Nvidia topped $3 trillion in market cap to surpass Apple, GSMA boss Mats Granryd announced plans to leave the company in 2025 and Ericsson’s latest research found an AI divide. By Hana Anandira