Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

Citycon and NCC Property Development to (re)develop Mölndals Galleria in Gothenburg

Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon has signed a joint venture agreement with NCC Property Development for the (re)development and letting of Mölndals Galleria. An existing old retail property is planned to be demolished and a new centre with … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera to host its Capital Markets Day 2014 on September 30 in Stockholm

Venue: Quality Hotel Friends in Solna, Stockholm STOCKHOLM, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera invites you to its Capital Markets Day 2014 in Stockholm. The day starts at 09.00 CET and includes presentations by members of Group Executive Management as well as … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe announces its Technical Program – Registration discount through September 12, 2014

Grenoble, France, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe is a new conference for the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. Sponsored … Read the full press release

Sara Snogerup Linse named this year’s recipient of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Great Prize and SEK 1.2 million

Sara Snogerup Linse was named this year’s recipient of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Great Prize and SEK 1.2 million. The award places her in the same company as Robyn, Hans Rosling och Niklas Zennström. Stockholm, Sweden, 5-9-2014 — … Read the full press release

EQT Infrastructure II fund acquires majority stake in Sweden-based independent rail freight company Hector Rail AB

EQT Infrastructure II acquires Hector Rail AB, a leading Sweden-based independent rail freight company providing traction services to its customers EQT Infrastructure II to support continued growth and expansion Acquisition illustrates EQT Infrastructure II’s commitment to invest and develop companies … Read the full press release

ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang inaugurates Boliden’s expansion of the Garpenberg mine in Sweden

STOCKHOLM, 29-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Know-how and innovation were the theme at the inauguration of Boliden’s expansion of the Garpenberg mine, at which Christer Fuglesang, Professor of Space Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology and ESA astronaut, officiated. Christer Fuglesang, … Read the full press release

Ericsson to replace and upgrade the complete core network of Vodafone Hutchison Australia

Vodafone Hutchison Australia to implement core technology upgrade to enhance network reliability, efficiency and performance Ericsson’s world leading core network solutions, consulting and transformation services enables evolution to an all IP network Ericsson’s IP Multimedia Subsystem will enable Vodafone Hutchison … Read the full press release

Ericsson to supply optical transport equipment and services to Australian telecommunications provider Telstra

Telstra selects Ericsson as its strategic supplier for its next generation optical  network equipment and services Telstra continues to differentiate itself through superior performance with Ericsson’s and Ciena’s optical networking Telstra gets ready for Service Provider SDN and NFV with … Read the full press release

Hrvatski Telekom selects Ericsson as its partner in the construction and maintenance of telecommunications infrastructure

Ericsson signs five-year managed services contract with leading Croatian operator Hrvatski Telekom, a member of the Deutsche Telekom Group Ericsson will support Hrvatski Telekom in raising the quality and efficiency of its network Stockholm, Sweden, 22-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hrvatski Telekom, a … Read the full press release

Ericsson’s Wallet solution chosen by Peru’s National Bank Association ASBANC

ASBANC, Peru’s National Bank Association, has chosen Ericsson as partner to design and implement its Mobile Money project, the country’s largest private initiative for financial inclusion The solution is explicitly tailored to provide a new channel enabling financial inclusion, providing … Read the full press release

Ericsson to receive Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for JPEG2000 interoperability technology

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded a 2014 Emmy® Award in Technology & Engineering to Ericsson for Standardization and Productization of JPEG2000 Interoperability Reflects Ericsson’s pioneering work in promoting interoperability between vendor JPEG2000 solutions Promotes industry … Read the full press release

Umeå University ranked among the world’s top 300 in this year’s Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Umeå, Sweden, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Umeå University is again placed among the world’s top 300 instiutions. In addition, Umeå is ranked among the top 150 in the field of life and agricultural … Read the full press release

Electrolux confirms discussions regarding possible acquisition of the appliances business of GE

STOCKHOLM, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AB Electrolux today confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a possible acquisition of the appliances business of GE. No agreement has been reached, and there can be no assurances that an agreement will be reached. Any … Read the full press release

Electrolux opens registrations for its annual Capital Markets Day

STOCKHOLM, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Registrations are now open for Electrolux annual Capital Markets Day, which will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 20, 2014. The seminar will be hosted by Keith McLoughlin, President and CEO, and Tomas Eliasson, CFO, together … Read the full press release

Skanska announced Senior Executive Team changes and new Business Unit President Skanska USA Civil

Stockholm, Sweden, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mike McNally, Executive Vice President Skanska, responsible for our U.S. constructions units Skanska USA Civil and Skanska USA Building, will retire from Skanska by the end of year 2014. Mike McNally will be succeeded as of … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera’s subsidiary Moldcell in Moldova acquires new licenses and radio frequencies

Stockholm, Sweden, 14-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera’s subsidiary Moldcell in Moldova, has acquired new licenses and radio frequencies, valid for a 15-year term starting November 6, 2014. Moldcell will continue using frequencies in the 900 MHz band and has purchased new frequencies … Read the full press release

Hexagon reports EUR 635.6 million net sales in January – June 2014

Stockholm, Sweden, 11-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon reports EUR 635.6 million net sales in January – June 2014 Second quarter 2014 Net sales amounted to 635.6 MEUR (635.1) Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 6 … Read the full press release

Clean indoor air to get excited about at Berlin’s IFA 2014 gadget show

LONDON, 6-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Berlin’s annual IFA tech expo opens to the public on September 5 and this year global indoor air cleaning technology company Blueair unveils new ultra high performance technologies to clean the air of practically all … Read the full press release

Ericsson selected by Claro as the sole supplier of the operator’s LTE network in Costa Rica

Ericsson to provide core, microwave transmission and radio access, as well as consulting and services including refarming, roll-out, integration, optimization, field operations and maintenance Commercial offer initially available to pre-paid subscribers in some Costa Rican cities and provinces, such La … Read the full press release

Enea reports improved operating margins and growth in Global Services revenues between April and June 2014

Improved operating margins and growth in Global Services revenues STOCKHOLM, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Operating profit, operating margin, earnings per share and cash flow from operations, all improved compared with the second quarter last year. Net sales for the second quarter amounted … Read the full press release