Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

Ericsson filed complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas requesting a ruling on Ericsson’s proposed global licensing fees with Apple

Every Apple smartphone and tablet with cellular capability uses technology from Ericsson The license agreement has expired and no new agreement has been reached, despite approximately two years of negotiations, resulting in Apple being without a license to Ericsson’s technology … Read the full press release

Roche to acquire up to 56.3% interest in Foundation Medicine, Inc. on a fully diluted basis through a tender and acquisition of newly issued shares

BASEL, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaboration leverages both companies’ strengths to advance the progress of personalized treatments for patients with cancer Roche to acquire a majority interest in Foundation Medicine (FMI) of up to 56.3% on a fully diluted basis … Read the full press release

Scania opens new priming painting shop at its cab manufacturing facility in Oskarshamn, Sweden

A new priming painting shop is now being put into service at Scania’s cab manufacturing facility in Oskarshamn, Sweden. With the new paint shop, the technical capacity in Scania’s European production structure will increase from 60,000 to 80,000 truck cabs … Read the full press release

Scania and the Stockholm based Royal Institute of Technology to test wirelessly charged city bus for the first time in Sweden

The bus will start operating on the streets of Södertälje, Sweden, in June 2016 Södertälje, Sweden, 18-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scania is undertaking intensive research into various types of electrification technologies that could replace or complement combustion engines. Induction is … Read the full press release

Ericsson ConsumerLab presents the hottest consumer trends for 2015 in the fourth edition of its annual trend report

Ericsson ConsumerLab’s annual report shows that consumers want technology and connectivity to be integrated into all facets of daily life – in everything from bathroom mirrors, to sidewalks and medicine jars Consumers are becoming more comfortable with ideas that once … Read the full press release

Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson successfully deployed its Radio Dot System at Radboud University in Netherlands

Vodafone becomes the first operator in the world to commercially deploy Ericsson Radio Dot System at Radboud University Ericsson Radio Dot System allows quick indoor deployment and most efficient integration into macro-network STOCKHOLM, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Together with Vodafone … Read the full press release

Ericsson launches its global education initiative ‘Connect to Learn’ in India

Partnerships with globally-renowned NGOs Plan International, Smile Foundation, and Pratham Education Foundation to create unique skills-based ecosystem in India Aims to provide access to quality education to underprivileged students and urban youth in India through mobility, broadband and cloud solutions … Read the full press release

Ericsson named as a Leader in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs” report

Ericsson placed in “Leaders” Quadrant in Gartner’s Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) Magic Quadrant for CSPs STOCKHOLM, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that it has been named as a Leader in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Integrated … Read the full press release

Roman Wieczorek appointed Business Unit President Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics as of December 8, 2014

Roman Wieczorek is appointed Business Unit President Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics as of December 8, 2014. Roman succeeds Dan Ťok who is appointed new Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic. STOCKHOLM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roman Wieczorek will … Read the full press release

The creators behind the 2014 Nobel Prize event

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chef Klas Lindberg and confectioner Daniel Roos have created this year’s Nobel menu and the Royal Swedish Ballet will be in charge of the entertainment at the Nobel Banquet. They are among the creators behind … Read the full press release

Japan to host Nobel Prize Dialogue 2015

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nobel Prize Dialogue is a whole-day conference inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Held outside Sweden for the first … Read the full press release

Nordea revises down the expectations in its new economic forecasts

Winter is upon us, and most of us need an extra dose of vitamins. Metaphorically speaking, this is also the case for large parts of the world economy where the economic performance has again made Nordea revise down the expectations … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera and Telenor to merge their Danish operations into new joint venture

TeliaSonera and Telenor have entered into an agreement to merge their Danish operations into a new joint venture where the parties will own 50 percent each. The new joint venture will create a robust mobile operator who is able to … Read the full press release

The Norwegian Competition Authority objects to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations

The Norwegian Competition Authority, Konkurransetilsynet, has today announced objections to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations. TeliaSonera will now analyze the Authority’s objections and respond to it by December 22. STOCKHOLM, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We and Konkurransetilsynet make different … Read the full press release

KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops mobile app to conduct public opinion polls

Soon anyone can conduct public opinion polls to drive issues that are important to them, using a new open source tool being developed at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology. STOCKHOLM, 1-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researcher Konrad Tollmar and his … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Nordea Bank AB provided SEK 1.9 billion and € 176 million multi-currency senior debt facility to NPF Sweden Investment Holding AB

Munich/Stockholm, 1-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Nordea Bank AB have provided a multi-currency senior debt facility of SEK 1.9 billion and € 176 million to NPF Sweden Investment Holding AB. The borrower is an affiliate of one … Read the full press release

Scania sold additional 200 luxury coaches in Taiwan

Södertälje, Sweden, 27-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scania has sold an additional 200 luxury coaches in Taiwan. Deliveries to the Boshen bus bodybuilder will start in January 2015. This deal further strengthens Scania’s top position in the Taiwanese coach market. Scania … Read the full press release

Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 90 percent of the world’s population over six years old is predicted to have mobile phone by 2020

By 2020, 90 percent of the world’s population over 6 years old will have a mobile phone, and smartphone subscriptions are expected to top 6.1 billion India and China show fastest growth for new mobile subscriptions with 18 million and … Read the full press release

Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully complete the world’s first inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies successfully complete world’s first inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity, with download speeds of up to 450 Mbps Category 9 speeds will give mobile users responsive application performance and access to connectivity-based apps in … Read the full press release

Umeå University’s Professor Peter Sköld appointed to be the first Latvian honorary consul in Västerbotten

Umeå, Sweden, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter Sköld, Professor of History and Director of the Arctic Centre at Umeå University (Arcum), has by the Latvian Foreign Ministry been appointed to be the first Latvian honorary consul in Västerbotten. The Latvian … Read the full press release