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Mediaroom purchase gives Ericsson the foundation to change IPTV into IP video

By acquiring Microsoft's Mediaroom platform for an undisclosed amount, Ericsson finally made the move into IPTV everyone was anticipating. But, perhaps it made that move in a way no one within the wireline space thought would happen.

Ericsson upbeat about network gear market in 2013

Ericsson Chairman Leif Johansson said the company sees a more stable and healthy market for network equipment in 2013 as demand grows in the United States and China begins its march toward LTE.

Ericsson buys Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV unit

Updated : Ericsson officially purchased Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV platform today, allowing the software giant to dedicate its TV resources to its Xbox gaming platform and making Ericsson "the leading provider of IPTV and multi-screen solutions with a market share of over 25 percent," the two companies said.

It's official: Ericsson to acquire Microsoft's IPTV business

Ericsson is making a formal move to acquire Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV business, giving it a 25 a percent market share in the IPTV market segment.

SoCs for metrocells vs. femtocells on diverging paths

The small cell market is bifurcating between public access and metrocell equipment vs. consumer-grade femtocells, resulting in two distinct roadmaps for sales of baseband processors for small cells, according to ABI Research.

Telefónica gets €200M credit line for BlackBerry phones

Telefónica received a €200 million line of credit from the Canadian export agency to purchase BlackBerry handsets and services.

The 10 highest paid U.S. wireless executives in 2012

During the past several weeks, publicly traded U.S. companies in the wireless industry revealed how much they pay their CEOs. These numbers, from 2012, include several changes from last year's list. For example, in 2012 operators dominate the list, not vendors. Special Report

Microwave gear vendors ready to invade millimeter-wave market

Numerous suppliers of microwave equipment are preparing to add millimeter-wave gear to their portfolios as operators increasingly took to the latter category to provide backhaul for LTE macrocells and small cells, according to a fresh report.

Telus employs Ericsson's compression solution for its Optik IPTV service

Telus will leverage Ericsson's MPEG-4 AVC HD compression for its growing Optik TV service. in order to improve HD video quality and to meet the Canadian government's loudness control requirement for advertisements.

Ericsson switch key to NewCore's rural LTE offering

NewCore Wireless said it activated an Ericsson network switch, which will provide LTE services for rural mobile operators in Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin.