Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets amid slow growth at home

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets amid slow growth at home

Oppo has brought back its high-end Find X series smartphones to overseas markets in a renewed international push, as Chinese Android handset vendors step up expansion efforts amid cutthroat competition at home. The Chinese smartphone giant – the world’s fourth-largest handset vendor by shipments last quarter, according to research firm IDC – on Thursday held … Read more

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo ramps up global push with Europe, Latin America key markets

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo ramps up global push with Europe, Latin America key markets

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is ramping up its overseas push with a sharpened focus on Europe and South America, backed by its expanding manufacturing capacity overseas, a company executive said. Oppo, the world’s fourth largest smartphone vendor in the third quarter, is “steadfast” about investing in Europe and aiming to gain more ground in the … Read more

Vodafone Idea finalises USD 3.6 bn deal with global partners to boost India footprint

Vodafone Idea finalises USD 3.6 bn deal with global partners to boost India footprint

New Delhi: Telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Sunday said it has concluded a $3.6 billion deal with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung for supply of network equipment over a period of three years and strengthen its footprint. According to the company, the deal marks the first step towards the rollout of the company’s transformative three-year capex … Read more

Ericsson’s Nomination Committee appointed

Ericsson’s Nomination Committee appointed

STOCKHOLM, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2025 has been appointed in accordance with the Instruction for the Nomination Committee resolved by the Annual General Meeting 2012. The Nomination Committee consists of: Johan Forssell, Investor AB; Helena Stjernholm, AB Industrivärden; Anders Oscarsson, AMF Tjänstepension & AMF … Read more

China’s technology sector faces new round of lay-offs as global firms Ericsson, Tesla, Amazon and Intel continue to shed jobs

China’s technology sector faces new round of lay-offs as global firms Ericsson, Tesla, Amazon and Intel continue to shed jobs

Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson’s plans in China will involve cutting about 240 positions at its core network research and development (R&D) facility on the mainland, a company representative said in an email. Ericsson, which last month announced it was axing about 1,200 jobs in its home market, is now “diversifying [its] R&D footprint in … Read more

Sweden’s Ericsson denies exiting China market despite 5G equipment competition from Huawei, geopolitical tensions

Sweden’s Ericsson denies exiting China market despite 5G equipment competition from Huawei, geopolitical tensions

Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson denied that it is withdrawing from the China market, even as local rivals including Huawei Technologies pose growing challenges in the country’s 5G equipment industry. Ericsson said it “remains committed to its customers in mainland China”, after local media reported that the company is exiting the country, where it has … Read more