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Paraguay’s operator, named Personal, has elected Ericsson as the one and only supplier of a nationwide WCDMA/HSPA network and IP-based common core network. With this kind of network, operator will be able to introduce a new generation of mobile broadband services.

Besides providing the services named above, Sony Ericsson under the one-year frame agreement will also provides several professional services, such as network design, network deployment and systems integration, network review and knowledge transfer. Deployment has started.

Ericsson’s HSPA solution will boost network capacity, allowing Personal to broaden its service offering and tap into new revenue streams. Subscribers will enjoy a richer communication experience through the introduction of next-generation mobile broadband services, including high-speed mobile internet access, mobile TV and video, and mobile-music related services.

Marcelo Prudencio, CEO of Personal Paraguay, said that the Ericsson’s state-of-the-art technology and experience will allow Personal to provide a premium, end-to-end customer experience. He said that his company is committed to offering a world-class 3G network throughout the country

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The Third Annual International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition will be held at Boston University on March 28 and 29. The competition that was promoted by Ericsson and Boston University School of Management will involve qualified students from top business schools around the world and of course, the $47,500 in prizes. Participants will face a real market challenge facing leading telecom operators in the fast evolving world of multimedia.

Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO, Ericsson believes that the students are the bright business leaders of tomorrow. Ericsson’s consumer research indicates that young adults between the ages of 19-34 are the main force driving mobile data services. Ericsson will gladly challenge these students with real industry issues and deliver a unique, borderless competition that enables students to tackle the transcendent possibilities mobile broadband technologies enable.
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In their announcement today, the 50/50 joint venture between Ericsson and Sony Corporation sees s moderating growth of mobile phone units with related effects on sales and profit in the first quarter 2008. The company that has global corporate functions in London also plans to distribute 22 million phones in the first quarter of 2008 with average selling price of EUR 120 and they will receive income before tax in the range of EUR 150-200 million.

The President of Sony Ericsson Dick Komiyama said that the market is proving to be challenging and Sony Ericsson has been focused on expanding the breadth of its portfolio and developing its presence in new markets for the last year to lessen its historic reliance on the European high-end sector for growth. Sony Ericsson’s objective hasn’t change, which is to become a top three player globally by 2011. In an attempt to support the objective, Sony Ericsson has announced fifteen new phones and introduced a new platform to the portfolio, Windows Mobile®, this year. The president hoped that Sony Ericsson will start seeing a positive effect from these announcements during the second half of 2008.

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Recently in PSFK there’s a post that tells us that Greenpeace analyze products from some vendors. Why some? Greenpeace only analyze product from vendor who want to submit their product voluntarily. Isn’t it awesome? The companies who refused to submit included: Acer, Apple, Asus, Creative, Microsoft, Nintendo, Palm, and Sharp. (Download Full Document Here)

An important question we want to ask is how could this Sony Ericcson won this reputable survey?

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Recently, Ericsson and Napster announced the largest European hosting contract for Napster Mobile with O2 UK.

O2 UK’s customers will be able to search, browse, preview and purchase full-length tracks from Napster’s catalog of over 5 million tracks and, thanks to the dual delivery, play them both on their mobile phones and PCs. In addition, if they’re in the mood to research new music, Napster’s recommendation engine helps users get new tunes based upon their taste.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will do all the work around hosting, include systems integration, operations, maintenance and content management.

Earlier, we saw Ericsson and Napster launching the music service in Chile with Entel PCS and in Italy with TIM.

Via: Intomobile

Last year, a buzz that said that Sony Ericsson K850i is hitting the AT&T in 2008 reached our ears. Recently, a leaked poster was spotted not deep in an AT&T workshop somewhere, proving the truth of the rumor. However, several sources at AT&T stores told Engadget that they’ve been commanded by corporate to toss their K850 promotional materials in the trash. It’s a bit confusing since many people thought that Sony Ericsson wants to grab a more decent share of American pie? Some speculates that the Swedes and Japanese may be introducing some other Cyber-shot phone via AT&T. The K770 perhaps? Or even better some of the new Cxxx models? Now, that would be something…

Via: Intomobile