The Department of Commerce has imposed a fine of $1.75 million on the Panamanian subsidiary of Ericsson for exporting equipment to the Caribbean island, violating trade restrictions.
Ericsson Panama, subsidiary of the multinational of Swedish origin, will be fined $1.75 million by the U.S. Department of Commerce for exporting mobile network equipment to Cuba, violating trade restrictions in Washington.
Multinational company Ericsson is hiring staff to expand its Guatemalan operations.
The company is recruiting personnel in Electric Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering and Administration, reported Fausto Enríquez, General Manager at Ericsson Guatemala.
"Those interested must comply with some requisites: university degrees, be fully bilingual and have leadership and teamwork skills", reported Elperiodico.com.gt.
The prepaid telephone service that was assigned to Ericcson for $12.2 million was canceled due to an appeal by Huawei Technologies.
The Costa Rica Institute of Electricity (ICE), the regulatory organ for telecommunications in the country, granted the contract to Ericcson Costa Rica last July that will allow the company to market 2.5 million prepaid fixed and cellular lines.
Up to now no telecom company will guarantee their participation in the new tender.
Multinational firms allege that the tender offers no legal or financial security.
Three companies have asked the Office of the Comptroller to fix these problems.
This is the second time that several firms have challenged the process for the purchase of the 3G network.
All features of a computer that is connected to the internet are now available to Claro cellular customers.
Claro, a subsidiary of America Movil, launched its 3G (Third Generation) services from the first semester of this year, with the capability of surfing at high speeds and using various software applications; nonetheless, with the continued improvements, the network is now 3.5G, said Richard Sherman, Ericsson's IT Manager for Central America and the Caribbean.
Ericsson has been awarded a GSM/EDGE contract by Digicel Group, making Ericsson the preferred supplier for Digicel's operations in the Caribbean, El Salvador and now in Honduras.
Under the agreement Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a GSM/EDGE network including core network, radio access and microwave transmission. It will provide subscribers with access to a reliable and robust network as well as services such as GPRS/EDGE mobile internet access, per-second billing and international roaming. The deal also includes Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch Solution, which is capable of carrying large volumes of voice traffic in a state-of-the-art network architecture.