DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,015

MEDIAKIND
MK SYSTEMS USA INC.
FORMERLY ERICSSON MEDIA SOLUTIONS
BMDA MEDIA TV PLATFORMS, BMDA MEDIA SYSTEM, AND
SOLUTIONS LAB OPERATIONS AND CUSTOM SOLUTIONS
A SUBSIDIARY OF
ERICSSON INC. AND ONE EQUITY PARTNERS
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 25, 2019, by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of MediaKind, MK Systems USA Inc., formerly Ericsson
Media Solutions, BMDA Media TV Platforms, BMDA Media System,
and Solutions Lab Operations and Custom Solutions, a
subsidiary of Ericsson Inc. and One Equity Partners, Santa
Clara, California (herein known as "MediaKind"). The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the supply of cable,
satellite, and telecom services and solutions. Specifically,
the range of services include video compression solutions for
contributions and direct-to-consumer video distribution,
advertising and content personalization, and cloud DVR and TV
and video platforms.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers which
contributed importantly to the worker group separations at
MediaKind.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of MediaKind, MK Systems
USA Inc., formerly Ericsson Media Solutions, BMDA Media TV
Platforms, BMDA Media System, and Solutions Lab Operations and
Custom Solutions, a subsidiary of Ericsson Inc. and One Equity
Partners, Santa Clara, California, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of cable, satellite, and
telecom services and solutions, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of MediaKind, MK Systems USA Inc., formerly
Ericsson Media Solutions, BMDA Media TV Platforms, BMDA
Media System, and Solutions Lab Operations and Custom
Solutions, a subsidiary of Ericsson Inc. and One Equity
Partners, Santa Clara, California, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 24,
2018, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 8th day of September 2019.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance