Separates the sheep from the goats

Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of a standalone mobile private network (MPN) based on Ericsson’s private 5G network portfolio.

Both gain access to each other's tech

While the US fights to keep technology away from China and shutter Huawei's networking influence, Ericsson and Huawei have their renewed a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement.

Breached terms of a deal 

Networking giant Ericsson has been slapped with a fine by the US Department of Justice or breaching terms of the deferred prosecution deal it struck in 2019 in a corruption scandal.

Colombia first to bite 

Fruity cargo cult Apple is starting to see sales bans due to a 5G patent infringement dispute between it and Ericsson.

Private networks across the UK

BT and Ericsson struck a multi-million pound partnership to offer private 5G networks to businesses across Britain.

Son of Eric warns of cost of Russian sanctions

Swedish telecom provider Ericsson warned that it is likely be fined by U.S. regulators for its handling of a bribery investigation in Iraq and reported a slide in quarterly earnings due to its suspension of business in Russia.

Smartphone technology apparently is Chinese now

After taking part in the biggest patent technology grab by the US, the EU is now worried about the Chinese counterattack.

Middle Kingdom retaliation

Sweden's Ericsson said it will reduce its operations in China after suffering a big sales drop in one of its biggest markets due to retaliation for Sweden's ban on Huawei from selling 5G gear in the country.

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.