I RAN, I RAN so far away, couldn’t get away

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has continued is using Intel chips to do its mid-band 5G RAN operations.

Reaches agreement on global patent licences

Ericsson has reached a multi-year agreement on global patent licences with Samsung ending a dispute that hit the Swedish telecom equipment maker's first-quarter revenue.

Would have been better if it had not been for that pesky Samsung

 Sweden's Ericsson reported first-quarter core earnings above market estimates as strong 5G equipment sales offset a loss of royalty income due to a patent fight with Samsung Electronics.

Borks free competition

Ericsson’s CEO said Sweden’s decision to ban China’s Huawei from its 5G telecoms networks restricts free competition and trade.

Higher margins and lots of Chinese work

Telecoms equipment supplier Ericsson is doing better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street predicted thanks to higher margins and China’s 5G rollout.

After move to ignore Huawei

Dutch Telecoms outfit KPN is using Ericsson to build core elements of its new 5G mobile network following a decision last year not to use China’s Huawei.

Going a viking on the rivals

Ericsson posted better than expected quarterly earnings on strong demand for 5G network equipment even as the coronavirus made a mess of other parts of the company.

Too sensitive for Huawei

British mobile carrier BT has selected Ericsson to provide the core of its 5G network.

Cites virus health concerns

Fear of viral infection by the corona virus means that Swedish vendor Ericsson won't be attending the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next month.

Fight off Huawei with good socialism

The right-wing US government is considering a form of socialism as a means to take on Huawei over 5G.