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Ericsson (ERIC) is expected to announce its 2Q17 results on July 18, 2017. Analysts expect Ericsson to post revenue of $5.7 billion with a low estimate of $5.6 billion and a high estimate of $5.8 billion for the quarter.

Through Internet.org, Facebook offers various countries in the developing world a free app that enables users there to access certain websites and apps without any data charges.

Nokia’s French R&D unit, where the company is required to have hired a total of 2,500 employees before the end of 2018, is expected to be spared the layoff.

The Swedish krona gained by more than 1.5% against the US dollar and 1.0% against the euro on September 11, 2015, as the economy grew at a faster rate than expected in 2Q15.

Unfortunately for Huawei’s 5G business, its alleged ties with the Chinese government have complicated its chances in the global market.

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) had a rough year in 2019. The stock fell more than 36% last year. Can the stock rebound in 2020?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) regularly returns value to its shareholders through dividends and share buybacks. This signals that the company has strong cash flows.

Nokia agreed to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share transaction that values the deal at $16.6 billion. The merger will help reduce operating expenses.

According to research firm Dell’Oro Group, Ericsson (ERIC) is the leader in the global evolved packet core (or EPC) market.

The trade war between China and the United States continues to impact markets.

HP (HPQ) generated free cash flow of $747 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, while cash flow from operations was $861 million.

Ericsson (ERIC) and Panasonic have agreed to collaborate on exploring new 5G use cases.

Ericsson (ERIC) claims that the global 5G market is experiencing strong momentum.

Since August, Nokia (NOK) has secured at least 750 million euros in financing committed from two European banks.

Nokia now has patent license agreements with all of the top five global smartphone companies.

While Cisco’s revenue is expected to rise in the single digits in percentage terms in the fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021, its EPS are expected to rise at a higher pace.

Huawei is the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer with a share of 28% at the end of 2017, up from 25% in 2016.

Ericsson (ERIC) generated ~$730.0 million in managed services revenues in the second quarter.

Nokia’s (NOK) expected market-cap-to-revenue ratio is 1.27x for 2018 and 1.24x for 2019.

Nokia (NOK) stock generated returns of 28% in the first half of 2018.

Nokia (NOK) has a dividend yield of 4.4%, indicating an annualized payout of $0.24 per share and a dividend payout ratio of 61.2%.

Ericsson’s (ERIC) CEO, Börje Ekholm, stated that the company’s top strategy includes a focus on customers and service providers.

Ericsson (ERIC) believes the global telecommunications industry is a key driver of economic growth and innovation.

Telecom gear maker Ericsson (ERIC) predicts that ~1.0 billion subscribers could have access to 5G mobile networks by 2023.

In the first nine months of fiscal 2017, Ericsson’s Managed Services business generated revenues of ~18.3 billion SEK (Swedish kronor), which is equivalent to ~$2.1 billion.

Ericsson (ERIC) has estimated that the RAN (radio access network) market will decline in the medium term and be flat by 2020.

Analysts expect Cisco’s revenues to rise 0.3% YoY to $48.1 billion in fiscal 2018, compared with its revenues of $48 billion in fiscal 2017.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) announced its 1Q17 results on April 25, 2017, and reported revenues of ~$1.2 billion. Its revenues fell 12% sequentially and rose 11% year-over-year.

Juniper reported revenue of $1.4 billion in 4Q16, a rise of 5.0% YoY and 8.0% QoQ. Non-GAAP net income rose 3.0% YoY and 15.0% QoQ.

Intel (INTC) is in the midst of a major transformation, which makes Intel the top semiconductor R&D (research and development) spender in the world.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) announced its 3Q16 results on October 25, 2016, and reported revenues of ~$1.3 billion. Revenues rose 5% sequentially quarter-over-quarter and 3% year-over-year.

Verizon considers 5G to be a game changer. It also believes that 5G implementation will save costs for the company.

Swedish industrial production fell by 1.4% in June on an annual basis—compared to a 1.5% drop in the previous month.

Sweden’s economy expanded by 3.1% on an annual basis in 2Q16—compared to 4.2% growth in the previous quarter and below expectations of 3.7% growth.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) recently announced its 2Q16 results and reported revenues of $1.22 billion. Revenues rose 11% quarter-over-quarter.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) will be announcing its 2Q16 results on July 26, 2016. EPS is estimated at $0.47, with a high estimate of $0.51 and a low estimate of $0.44.

In March 2016, Cisco (CSCO) announced that it would collaborate with Ericsson (ERIC) and Intel (INTC) to develop the industry’s first 5G (fifth generation) router.

The Scandinavian indexes were trading on a higher note towards the end of the day on July 11 following higher inflation numbers in Scandinavian countries.

Juniper Networks has selected six global strategic alliance partners to complement Juniper’s capabilities and portfolio.

Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company. It provides dark fiber optic solutions to various businesses.

In 2013, globally mobile internet user penetration was 73.4%. It will be more than 90% in 2017. Internet users had mobile internet usage on smartphones and tablets.