Nortel is long in news now. Earlier, we have talked about Avaya’s plan with Nortel. And today that fate of Nortel has been taken further, Ericsson has won the bidding over the wireless division of Nortel Networks, agreeing to pay US$1.13 billion for Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE Access technology 4G. How does it Benefit Ericsson? The deal will greatly expand Ericsson’s foothold in North America, bringing customer relationships with large operators such as Verizon and Sprint. Read further »

For those who don’t know what Cellular antenna does, here is brief- Cellular antennae are shaped for perfection. The cells are situated exactly 120 degrees apart to cover maximum area. These 3 Vertical (white colored) cells cover the RF carrier frequency to your cell phones (800Mhz, 900Mhz, 1800Mhz). The circular antenna is used as microwave carriers for high bandwidth Communications across different BTS, alternative is to use Optical fibers. Cells were considered good innovation till date. Where wireless communications company Ericsson usually deals in products meant to be unseen, it has taken a different approach with its new Capsule cell site, and designed a mobile broadband base station that is meant to be seen Read further »

The joint venture in mobile phones is dragging on both parents and needs a lot of cash. Can Ericsson let it go? Could Sony afford control? Sometimes it’s easier to stay in a troubled marriage than to undergo a costly and messy separation. Consider Sony Ericsson, the world’s fifth-largest maker of mobile phones. The eight-year-old joint venture between Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony (SNE) and Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC), has weathered Read further »