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Nordic satellites targeted by Russia after Sweden’s NATO accession

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:46:47 +0000

Swedish authorities have accused Russia of deliberately targeting the country’s satellite networks with “harmful interference” shortly after Sweden’s accession to NATO earlier this year. This information comes from a previously unreported letter dated June 4, sent by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a United Nations agency based... Read more »

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Ericsson CEO continues lobbying Swedish gov to overturn Huawei ban

Ryan Daws — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:21:53 +0000

Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm is continuing to lobby the Swedish government to overturn a ban of Huawei’s equipment. Ekholm has been vocal in opposing the ban since it was announced in October last year. Dagens Nyheter reports Ekholm has sent a series of phone messages to Foreign Trade Minister Anna Hallberg calling for her to... Read more »

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Huawei takes legal action over Sweden’s ban of its equipment

Ryan Daws — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:52:08 +0000

Huawei isn’t taking Sweden’s ban of its equipment lying down and has launched a legal appeal. “We think the decision that has been taken is not good for customers nor for Sweden in general,” said Kenneth Fredriksen, Huawei’s Executive Vice President of Central East Europe and the Nordics, to Reuters earlier today. “We, therefore, want... Read more »

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Telia will use Ericsson for 5G in Sweden but Nokia in Finland

Ryan Daws — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:27:14 +0000

Telia will use 5G equipment from compatriot Ericsson in its home country but will turn to Nokia for its Finnish operations. Starting with Telia in Sweden, the company has signed a five-year agreement with Ericsson which it says “brings together two of the region’s wireless pioneers” to provide a great 5G experience for the operator’s... Read more »

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Sweden bans Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks

Ryan Daws — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:01:59 +0000

Sweden has decided to ban Chinese telecoms vendors Huawei and ZTE from its rollout of 5G networks. In a statement, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority said that the “influence of China’s one-party state over the country’s private sector brings with it strong incentives for privately-owned companies to act in accordance with state goals and... Read more »

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