https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A bid by troubled Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson's new chief executive to turn the company's fortunes around will hit the company's first-quarter 2017 accounts hard. https://www.thelocal.se/20170328/struggling-ericsson-spends-billions-in-bid-to-turn-things-around Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0200 struggling-ericsson-spends-billions-in-bid-to-turn-things-around Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has delivered more bad news after it reported losses in the third quarter of 2016, with a net loss of 233 million kronor ($26 million) in the period. https://www.thelocal.se/20161021/more-misery-for-ericsson-as-third-quarter-produces-loss Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:11:51 +0200 more-misery-for-ericsson-as-third-quarter-produces-loss Mobile network operator 3 has scored lowest in a national customer satisfaction survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20161017/and-swedens-worst-mobile-operator-is Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:22:44 +0200 and-swedens-worst-mobile-operator-is Telia is becoming the first network provider in Sweden to allow customers to chat on social media without eating into their data packages, however users must promise not to abuse the privilege by posting hateful comments. https://www.thelocal.se/20160418/free-social-media-surfing-launched-by-swedish-mobile-giant Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:40:01 +0200 free-social-media-surfing-launched-by-swedish-mobile-giant Almost 56,000 calls have been made to Sweden since became it the first country in the world to launch its own phone number last week, with almost 40 percent coming from the US. https://www.thelocal.se/20160413/americans-put-swedens-new-number-on-speed-dial Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:49:06 +0200 americans-put-swedens-new-number-on-speed-dial Tre, one of Sweden's largest phone operators, has announced that it will automatically switch users on to its Wi-Fi network if they are experiencing mobile signal problems. https://www.thelocal.se/20160329/mobile-wifi-announced-by-swedens-tre-network Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:13:01 +0200 mobile-wifi-announced-by-swedens-tre-network Swedish-Finnish telecom operator TeliaSonera, and Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, have announced that Stockholm and Tallinn in Estonia will be the first cities to have new wireless mobile technology, 5G, rolled out in 2018. https://www.thelocal.se/20160123/stockholm-first-to-get-mobile-5g-network-in-2018 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:18:46 +0100 stockholm-first-to-get-mobile-5g-network-in-2018 Swedish music streaming giant Spotify and a host of other tech firms could be affected by fresh copyright legislation being proposed by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.se/20151209/spotify-streaming-rules-could-get-changed-by-eu Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:40:13 +0100 spotify-streaming-rules-could-get-changed-by-eu A rising number of public swimming pools across Sweden are launching blanket bans on smartphones and tablets in a bid to make inattentive parents help protect their children from drowning accidents. https://www.thelocal.se/20151103/swedish-pools-ban-parents-from-using-smartphones Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:56:24 +0100 swedish-pools-ban-parents-from-using-smartphones In cashless Sweden even robbers have had to change their methods, with thieves on the island of Gotland resorting to the popular money transfer app Swish to extort money from their victim. https://www.thelocal.se/20150730/swedish-thieves-use-mobile-money-app-to-rob-man Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:01:13 +0200 swedish-thieves-use-mobile-money-app-to-rob-man Swedish politicians welcomed a debate on mobile charges on Tuesday, after the EU's top decisionmaker on the digital market announced that roaming fees could be ditched across the union by 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20150623/fresh-debate-for-cheaper-calls-from-sweden Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:41:50 +0200 fresh-debate-for-cheaper-calls-from-sweden Sweden is known as one of the world's most tech savvy countries. But high mobile broadband prices force many customers to turn to operators across the border in its Nordic neighbour states, where internet access is often cheaper and more generous. https://www.thelocal.se/20150505/swedish-broadband-most-expensive-in-scandinavia Tue, 05 May 2015 10:33:42 +0200 swedish-broadband-most-expensive-in-scandinavia Swedish mobile giant Ericsson has reported unexpectedly weak results for the first quarter of the year and seen shares plummet as a result. https://www.thelocal.se/20150423/surprize-weak-start-to-year-for-ericsson Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:20:50 +0200 surprize-weak-start-to-year-for-ericsson English-language television channels including Eurosport and Discovery are once again available to Telia customers following a week-long row between the Swedish telecoms giant and broadcaster SBS. https://www.thelocal.se/20150408/eurosport-back-for-swedish-telia-customers Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:17:00 +0200 eurosport-back-for-swedish-telia-customers The mobile technology race is on with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson set to team up with academics and industry partners to have 5G broadband solutions ready for Sweden by 2020 as the EU pushes for greater connectivity across the continent. https://www.thelocal.se/20150303/sweden-leads-the-way-in-eus-5g-tech-race Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:18:00 +0100 sweden-leads-the-way-in-eus-5g-tech-race Problems with the Tele2 and Telia networks stopped thousands of customers from making phonecalls on Monday, including to emergency services. https://www.thelocal.se/20150223/3g-problems-across-sweden-affecting-emergency-calls Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:24:00 +0100 3g-problems-across-sweden-affecting-emergency-calls Police in northern Sweden are on the hunt for three men who assaulted a dog owner and then kicked his pet dog to death, in what was reportedly a failed mugging attempt. https://www.thelocal.se/20141219/dog-killed-after-owner-refuses-to-give-phone Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:58:00 +0100 dog-killed-after-owner-refuses-to-give-phone A Swedish bus driver may lose his job after being caught on camera looking at his mobile phone while he negotiated traffic with a busload of children on board. https://www.thelocal.se/20141201/swedish-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-using-mobile Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:40:00 +0100 swedish-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-using-mobile One of Sweden's biggest mobile companies is scrapping long term call and data contracts for customers as part of what it says is the biggest change in the Swedish telecoms industry for 20 years. https://www.thelocal.se/20141120/phone-contracts-scapped-by-swedens-tele2 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:39:00 +0100 phone-contracts-scapped-by-swedens-tele2 There is no general rule prohibiting Swedish schoolchildren from using their mobile phones during lessons, an official from Sweden's National Education Agency said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20131129/school-agency-phones-ok-in-classroom Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:29:00 +0100 school-agency-phones-ok-in-classroom