Ericsson’s Support Solutions division continued on its lower plane resulting from lower sales of compression technology and last year’s divestments.
OSS sales continued to grow and Ericsson said it was seeing an increasing interest from customers to partner with selected vendors that can address a larger part of the OSS and BSS domain, as growth in mobile broadband increases the need for improved consumer experience.
During the quarter, Ericsson closed its acquisition of Microsoft’s TV solution business Mediaroom.
Sales for comparable units, adjusted for foreign exchange and divestments were down by 15% year on year and grew 3% on the quarter.
