Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to host press conference on joint project for future fossil-free Sweden

Media invitation STOCKHOLM, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall cordially invite the media to a joint press conference to be held on Monday April 4, 2016 starting at 10am CET to announce a joint project that can play an … Read the full press release

Hiab invites world’s best crane drivers to compete in the World Crane Championships 2016

Malmö, Sweden, 29-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, invites the world’s best crane drivers to compete in the World Crane Championships 2016. The competition has now started and the first qualification round took place on 16 March in Madrid, … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB to acquire Canadian manufacturing software solutions provider Forming Technology Inc. (FTI)

STOCKHOLM, 25-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of Forming Technology Inc. (FTI), a provider of innovative manufacturing software solutions … Read the full press release

Axis Communications to simplify and streamline security system design with the launch of two design platforms

AXIS Design Studio is an integrated design platform that improves consultants’ workflow for complex and enterprise systems, while AXIS Site Designer offers system integrators and installers an efficient way to design complete surveillance solutions for small- to medium-sized installations. Chelmsford, … Read the full press release

Axis Communications adds three new mini dome network cameras to the AXIS M30 Series

Chelmsford, Mass. U.S.A., 24-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — This new AXIS M30 Series features Wide Dynamic Range to adapt to variable lighting conditions and Axis’ Zipstream technology, which reduces storage and bandwidth requirements. The M30 Series has a new three year warranty, … Read the full press release

Hexagon to acquire Pisa, Italy based IDS GeoRadar

Pisa, Italy, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Located near Pisa, Italy, with approximately 60 employees, the IDS GeoRadar division provides the mining and geospatial industries with innovative radar solutions for structural health monitoring and underground utility mapping. GeoRadar’s structural health monitoring solutions … Read the full press release

Europart to acquire Swedish Parts Dealers LVD and Trailereffekter from Axel Johnson International AB

Hagen (Germany) / Stockholm (Sweden), 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Europart, a Triton Fund II portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Swedish Parts Dealers LVD and Trailereffekter from Axel Johnson International AB. This acquisition is expected to improve Europart’s position in … Read the full press release

EBU’s Director General Ingrid Deltenre supports urgent amendment to Kosovo’s law on public service broadcasting

The EBU’s Director General Ingrid Deltenre has written to the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Kadri Veseli in support of an urgent amendment to the law on public service broadcasting. Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland, 16-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Saab selected by Hong Kong International Airport to provide turnkey Aerobahn Airport Collaborative Decision Making solution

Linköping, Sweden, 16-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Defence and security company Saab announces that it has been selected by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to provide a turnkey Aerobahn Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) solution. Saab will deploy its Aerobahn CDM … Read the full press release

PostNord’s E-commerce in the Nordics 2016 report: 15 percent up over last year’s figure

Solna, Sweden, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nordic consumers purchased goods online worth a total of SEK 161.6 billion in 2015, an increase of around 15 percent over last year’s figure. Purchases made from international sites during the year totaled SEK … Read the full press release

International Care adds GWS Safeture, Safeture Pro and Instant Security Overview (ISO) services to its product portfolio

STOCKHOLM, 11-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GWS announces a partnership agreement with a multidisciplinary broker of global insurance, travel and risk management service provider: International Care. The agreement, which is based on a combination of revenue sharing and commission, will support GWS’ … Read the full press release

Sweden’s Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Åsa Regnér: I share the criticism of UN CEDAW on Sweden’s gender equality

STOCKHOLM, 11-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 7 March, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) presented its overall observations on Sweden’s gender equality work. The Committee’s opinion was generally positive. However, it voiced criticism concerning the … Read the full press release

Volvo 2015 Annual and Sustainability Report

GOTHENBURG, 29-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Monday, February 29, 2016, AB Volvo publishes its 2015 Annual and Sustainability Report on www.volvogroup.com. This year the sustainability reporting is an integrated part of the Annual Report, which is focusing on the Volvo … Read the full press release

Umeå University Medals of Honour 2016 to be presented to Lena Gustafsson and Britta Lundgren

Umeå, Sweden, 19-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor and Vice-Chancellor Lena Gustafsson and Professor Britta Lundgren will be honoured with the Umeå University Medals of Honour 2016 for their outstanding contributions to the university. The medals will be presented at the Annual … Read the full press release

Ericsson deploys its virtual Mobility Management Entity and Cloud Execution Environment on Japan’s mobile operator SoftBank

Deployment represents a complete Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) solution By adding a virtualized environment to its native network, SoftBank can scale network capability, flexibility and manageability Transformation supports SoftBank in the deployment of future applications and meets the requirements of … Read the full press release

Singtel and Ericsson to trial License Assisted Access on Singtel’s network as part of 5G networks study

STOCKHOLM, 19-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Singtel and Ericsson will trial License Assisted Access (LAA), on Singtel’s network starting March 2016. The trial is part of the partners’ memorandum of understanding to study the future of 5G networks and its applications for … Read the full press release

Ericsson, Tencent and SmarTone to optimize Hong Kong’s mobile network for performance of WeChat

Ericsson collaborates with Tencent and SmarTone to optimize the performance of WeChat, a social networking app with 650 million monthly active users worldwide Ericsson facilitates increased app performance with its App Experience Optimization service, enabling operators to meet user expectations … Read the full press release

Ericsson autonomous car connectivity capabilities to be integrated in Volvo cars

Ericsson software enhances driver entertainment and productivity while in self-drive mode, offering seamless highway media viewing supported by network awareness data and analytics Volvo Cars is a partner of the initiative investigating different new technologies  for future, fully autonomous cars … Read the full press release

Ericsson to manage optical fiber cable network of Vodafone India

Three-year managed services contract covers operation and maintenance of the optical fiber cable network Ericsson to manage 10 telecom circles in East and West India, spanning a distance of approximately 45,000 kilometers The agreement in India strengthens partnership between Vodafone … Read the full press release

Ericsson 5G Radio Prototypes now deliver 12 Gbps mobile experience per user in live networking environments with downlink throughput of more than 25 Gbps using MU-MIMO

Ericsson 5G Radio Prototypes use MU-MIMO and beam tracking to deliver more than 25 Gbps throughput while ensuring reach and continuity of high-speed, high frequency, fully mobile connections NTT DOCOMO and Korea Telecom executives witness powerful and commercially viable performance … Read the full press release