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Ericsson raises stake in Korea JV

By Reuters | Updated: 5 June 2012 17:12 IST

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Ericsson has increased its stake in joint venture LG-Ericsson.

Ericsson , the world's top mobile network equipment maker, has increased its stake in joint venture LG-Ericsson as it looks to consolidate its position in the fast-growing South Korean market.

Ericsson bought bankrupt Nortel Networks' controlling stake in the venture with LG Electronics for $242 million in 2010 to gain a foothold in Korea.

The Swedish company said on Thursday it now held a 75 percent stake in LG Ericsson, up from the 50 percent plus one share it had previously.

LG-Ericsson - a supplier to major Korean telecom operators such as KT Corp, LG Telecom and SK Telecom - was set up in 2005.

Cash-rich Ericsson, which last year sold its stake in its mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson to Sony for just over 1 billion euros, gave no financial details of the deal.

Ericsson has another joint venture company, struggling chip maker ST-Ericsson.

Analysts believe Ericsson will probably sell its stake in ST-Ericsson after the chip-maker returns to profitability, although Ericsson has said it is a long-term, strategic holding.

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012

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Ericsson raises stake in Korea JV

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