Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson released figures today showing that sales went up by 8% in April, when many others complained about poor sales. CEO Klas Balkow can be very satisfied about the Company progress. Compared with the same month last year, 18 stores were added and the total number of stores is now 157 as of last April. The largest growth was outside Sverigen but also in Sweden sales grew 5%, while Norway was up by 9%, Finland by 14% and sales in the UK increased by 12%. It is precisely in the UK Clas Ohlson now to continue to grow. In total they sold for 412 million SEK (around 46 million euro) in April, compared with 382 million SEK the same period last year. The focus is still store sales for sale via the Internet were only 10 million SEK. För more information, visit www.clasohlson.com




TeliaSonera will you like to do away with its Norwegian broadband operations. According DI.se shall have sources confirming that TeliaSonera has carried out an investment memorandum for potential buyers of the subsidiary Next Gentel in Norway with a total of 228 000 customers are for sale. The price is expected to be between 1 billion and 1.5 billion SEK. Source DI
Mid Sweden University have been able to develop the world's first isolated voltage converters with switching frequency of 3 MHz and sufficiently high efficiency developed at Mid Sweden University. Commercial solutions are currently working under 150kHz, a higher frequency makes it possible to shrink the drive rating. Developments in the electronics industry moves toward smaller and lighter products and mid Sweden University have pushed this project between 2009 and 2012.
Ericsson today announced it has been selected by T-Mobile USA to support the company's USD4 billion network transformation, which includes preparatory work for the launch of LTE in 2013. T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier in North America to deploy Ericsson's AIR technology, enabling the carrier to improve existing coverage and quickly launch LTE. T-Mobile USA selected the AIR solution due to the enhanced radio performance and ease of deployment. Ericsson will install the radio, tower and switch room equipment, as well as provide consulting and systems integration and rollout services. Ericsson will also provide turnkey services in the areas of installation, commissioning, integration and migration.


