Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2012
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· Showcases latest developments in LTE and HSPA
· Presents strengthened hetnet portfolio - the same services
with half
the spectrum and throughput gains of 2-10 times compared to using separate
vendors for the macro and the small cell layer
· Launch of new services: Data Center Build and Optimization,
Smartphone Network Optimization and Managed End-user Service Assurance
· OSS/BSS solutions together with Telcordia
Mobile World Congress, the most important trade show for the
telecommunications
industry is starting next Moday at La Fira, Barcelona. From February 27 to
March
1, visitors to Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) Hall 6 will be able to sneak a
peek into
the future of communications and the Networked Society.
Ericsson will launch new products and services, including a series world's
firsts, in the areas of Mobile broadband, Operation and Business Support
Systems
(OSS/BSS) and Managed Services.
This year's highlights include:
LTE - Ericsson powers LTE Eco system at MWC 2012
Ericsson is the leading player in LTE technology and during the show it
will
demonstrate the latest developments in this technology.
It has also partnered with Qualcomm, LG, Sony, Renesas, Nvidia and ST-
Ericsson
to provide coverage for devices and chipsets built by these companies'
chipsets
to fuel the LTE eco system
This collaboration allows the eco system partners to show their LTE
products
over live, state of the art Ericsson LTE infrastructure. The different UE
vendors are all close partners with Ericsson, pushing the boundaries of the
LTE
eco system. Ericsson is doing this as part of our strategy to strengthening
the
build up of the LTE eco system and in particular powering the take of LTE
based
smartphones.
More than 30 LTE LTE eco system products are part of Ericsson LTE
demonstration
at MWC.
Voice over LTE (VoLTE GSMA IR.92) and video calling over LTE (GSMA IR.94)
will
be demonstrated on Samsung and LG devices. A live demonstration of the
world's
first LTE to WCDMA voice handover (SRVCC, Single Radio Voice Call
Continuity)
will be shown in collaboration with Qualcomm. Circuit switched fallback
(CSFB) voice services will be demonstrated on LG LTE smartphones.
Services
As more Smartphones are sold with prediction showing that there will be 400
million sold this year and 4 billion deployed by end of year 2016, there
will be
a continued need for modernizing, transforming and rolling out new
technology
and services to secure a network's quality of service.
Three new Services offerings are presented; The Smartphone Network
Optimization
supports the operator to get ready in time for the data uptake and secures
the
quality of service in the network. Managed End-user Service Assurance - a
concept for monitoring and visualizing the end-user quality of service for
operators. And finally the Data Center Build and Optimization - to help
operators with their cloud offering.
Ericsson showcases services that will help telecom operators to modernize
transform and roll out new technology and services while ensuring quality
of
service for the consumers. With a combination of technology and services
leadership that also transfers into adjacent industries, Ericsson unveils
co-
operation with car manufacturer Volvo on enabling electrical cars to be
charged
and billed to your account from anywhere.
A live feed from the stand to one of Ericsson's Global Network Operation
Centers
displays the global skill and scale in Ericsson's service delivery
operations.
Scale of the 56,000 services professionals Ericsson has proven skills in
delivering services remotely from its four Global Service Centers, using
standardized processes, methods and tools.
Today's transformation of networks from Telecom, IT, Broadcast and related
content management systems puts very high demand on the project management
as
the projects are very complex with many several sub suppliers involved.
Ericsson
presented its leading project management capabilities, its experience of
complex
projects and multi technology and multi vendor projects.
High Definition Video Conferencing
Ericsson together with world's leading telecommunications operators,
Deutsche
Telekom AG, Orange, Telecom Italia and Telefónica and equipment
vendors Italtel,
Polycom and Quanta Computer, among others, will bring a demonstration of
the new
interoperable HD videoconference capabilities. Samples of practical use
will be
demonstrated at the Telefónica (Hall 8), Ericsson (Hall 6) and
Polycom's (Stand
2D01) stands, connecting to Deutsche Telekom in Germany and Telecom Italia
in
Italy. The services shown will be based on 3GPP IMS and uses GSMA IPX to
interconnect enabling point-to-point as well as multi-party HD video
conferences, regardless of video user equipment, access network or country
of
origin and destination with a customer experience as easy as a phone call.
M-commerce
Ericsson will be showcasing its recently announced m-commerce portfolio,
designed to provide the world's leading consumers brands with the
infrastructure
and solutions needed to create and connect m-wallets across a global m-
commerce
eco-system.
Ericsson Converged Wallet can unlock the potential of the m-wallet for
operators
and financial institutions by converting the accounts of over a billion
consumers already on the Ericsson Billing & Charging Solution to m-wallets.
Some
1.6 billion people worldwide who are already using a type of 'first
generation'
m-wallet voice accounts (pre and post-paid accounts), can now be easily
converted to 'next generation' m-wallets through Ericsson Converged Wallet
The Ericsson Merchant Wallet service will help provide large Internet
brands and
merchants with a solution for payments including payments; virtual currency
transactions, loyalty points.
Ericsson Wallet Platform delivers software solutions and hosted services to
enable secure and convenient mobile financial services, e.g. person to
person
money transfer, bill payment, merchant payments and micro loans
Ericsson M-commerce Interconnect acts as an eco system hub for money
transfer;
payment transactions and services between subscribers of Mobile Network
Operators and other service providers (e.g. banks, money transfer
organizations,
payment service providers, Internet service providers)
Ericsson participates at "Picture today, Inspire tomorrow" initiative
Ericsson is the founding partner of "Picture today inspire tomorrow", a
unique
photography project, getting millions of people around the world to share
and
reflect on their own lives and learn from the lives of others. On May 15,
2012,
people all over the world -- amateur and professional photographers,
photojournalists, artists, media groups, NGOs, educational institutions,
social
networks; anyone interested-will be invited to take photographs to
illustrate
the energy of one single day. The resulting gigantic photo collection will
be
given direction, structure and context, making it a relevant portrait of
today,
for tomorrow.
In the "Picture today inspire tomorrow" area in hall 6 Ericsson and
Expressions
of Humankind, the initiating foundation behind the project, will be
available to
discuss and present the project.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Ericsson activities at MWC 2012
Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of communications technology and
services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time
solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely,
in
sustainable societies around the world.
Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
Information
and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries.
Today
more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic goes through Ericsson
networks and we support customers' networks servicing more than 2 billion
subscribers.
We operate in 180 countries and employ more than 100,000 people. Founded in
1876, Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 the company
had
revenues of SEK 226,9 billion (USD 35.0 billion). Ericsson is listed on
NASDAQ
OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ, New York stock exchanges.
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