Jeanette Irekvist will assume additional responsibilities as President of Ericsson Canada, effective immediately, while remaining her position as the Vice President and Head of Customer Unit Canada and a member of Ericsson’s North America executive team. She takes over the role as President of Ericsson Canada from Graham Osborne, Vice President, Customer Unit Verizon.

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Radisys Buys Mimosa Networks for $US 60 Million
Airspan Networks Holdings and Radisys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited announced the sale of Mimosa Networks to Radisys for US$ 60 million, on a debt free, cash free basis.
Nokia’s 5G Core to Support Comcast’s Mobile Connectivity Efforts
Nokia and Comcast announced plans to use Nokia’s 5G software and support services to provide Comcast with the capabilities to deliver new, seamless connectivity experiences to Xfinity Mobile and Comcast Business Mobile customers in its service areas across the United States.
Netcracker Provides Charging Gateway Function to NTT DOCOMO
NEC/Netcracker has provided NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) with a Charging Gateway Function (CGF) for high-performance processing of billing data, which has become more complex due to the growing sophistication of service menus.
Federated Wireless, Mobi to Bring CBRS Network Online Across Hawaiian Islands
Mobi has selected Federated Wireless as its Spectrum Access System (SAS) and Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) partner to bring its Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network online throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Leveraging CBRS spectrum at 3.5 GHz, high-speed broadband services will be available in hard-to-reach regions of the islands and will enable Mobi to triple channel utilization and enhance network performance.
Ericsson Strengthens Cloud Software and Services Segment in 2023
Ericsson is continuing to execute its revised strategy in the Cloud Software and Services segment. As outlined at its Capital Markets Day 2022, key priorities include limiting subscale software development, accelerating automation to lower deployment and maintenance efforts and changing focus from market share gains to profitable business.
Qualcomm Forecasts Plummeting Sales, Stock Price Tanks
More than half of analysts tracking Qualcomm cut their price targets in reaction to holiday-sales forecast that missed expectations by more than $2 billion
CommScope Demonstrates Sustainability Commitment in Brazil
Investing in a better future that reduces the environmental impact of operations and facilities, 50% of the entire CommScope Manaus factory demand is now powered by renewable solar energy.
CommScope Powers Mediacom’s Migration to DAA
CommScope has entered into an agreement with Mediacom Communications to power its network migration to a Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) based on Remote MACPHY.
Biden’s Recession Affecting Demand for Mobile Handsets
Qualcomm forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets bracing for a difficult economy and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hurt its mainstay handset chip business. They cut their smartphone shipment forecast for this year and issued a revised sales forecast reflecting a diminished consumer appetite for smartphones as soaring inflation and economic uncertainty cause people to curtail discretionary spending.