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TeliaSonera is upgrading its fixed broadband access network to offer businesses and consumers media-rich services such as high-definition TV, live video streaming and online gaming. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) provides the broadband access network of one million lines based on VDSL2 technology.

Japanese mobile users are among the most advanced in the world when it comes to consuming digital content over mobile networks. They enjoy not only video and music on the move, but also e-mail, banking, shopping, health and security services - and even manga comics.

Opera Software today announced that Ericsson has selected Opera to help deliver a comprehensive application store solution, called the Ericsson eStore. With Opera Web technology, including Opera Mobile, Opera Mini and Opera Widgets, the eStore enables operators to provide a branded application store to their subscribers.

During Ericsson's press conference today at Mobile World Congress, CEO Hans Vestberg said that his company predicts that there will be 50 billion wirelessly connected devices by 2020. Vestberg added that these devices will be connected via HSPA and LTE and will be used for both machine-to-machine applications and consumer devices.

Ericsson Academy is a new entry point to Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) expertise, competence-related support and learning opportunities. The idea is to inspire people and organizations to exchange ideas and stimulate innovative thinking and behaviors

LTE is the latest step in a wireless evolution that Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) began with AT&T over two decades ago and is part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to innovate and invest in mobile broadband.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), the leading patent holder in mobile telecommunications, has signed an agreement to license its patented WiFi technology to Melco Holdings, parent company of Japanese digital equipment manufacturer Buffalo. Buffalo is the largest WiFi manufacturer in Japan with a market share of about 60%.

The UN has requested that Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) deploy its Ericsson Response organization to aid relief work in disaster-stricken Haiti. Ericsson has had 20 volunteers on stand-by and will now send four, all telecom experts, to set up a container-based mini GSM-system to enable mobile communication in the area.

The new operator Mobile Norway aims to provide 75% of the population with one of the world’s most effective and modern 3G networks. More than 4.8 million people live in Norway, which covers more area than Germany.

Romtelecom will be able to focus on providing new and innovative services to its subscribers as a result of a five-year managed services agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). The Romanian operator is handing over responsibility for part of its field operations activities starting from January 4, 2010.

ST-Ericsson today announced its proposed plan to further improve financial performance and increase its competitiveness in the market. This plan follows the reorganization announcement made in July this year.

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is to provide Al-Madar Al-Jadid, Libya’s leading mobile operator with a convergent charging and billing solution that will enable its mobile subscribers to enjoy benefits such as flexible tariffs and full control of costs, bonuses and rewards.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has withdrawn its complaint to the European Commission regarding Qualcomm’s WCDMA (3G) licensing activities.

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today completed its acquisition of substantially all of Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE assets in North America.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and United Arab Emirates-based operator du, have signed a three-year managed services agreement which will enable du to continue develop operational efficiency of nationwide GSM/WCDMA network operations.

Indosat, Indonesia’s second-largest telecom operator, is bringing advanced location based services to its 29 million subscribers using Ericsson’s (NASDAQ:ERIC) technology.

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Samsung have successfully achieved interoperability between the world’s first commercial LTE device from Samsung and the live network from Ericsson in Stockholm, Sweden - an important milestone in making 4G a reality.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Kaixin001, the largest and fastest-growing social networking site in China, are joining forces with a three-year partnership to develop innovative mobile applications that will help millions of users access the site wherever and whenever they want.

Ericsson will for the first time demonstrate set-top-box free delivery of IPTV services to integrated digital televisions using the Open IPTV Forum standard.

Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC Corporation (NEC), Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) are pleased to announce the joint development and successful testing of common technical specifications for value-added IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network services.