8:25 AM -- Analysts and investors are bracing themselves ahead of Tuesday morning's second-quarter earnings report from Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC).

The Swedish vendor's share price dipped nearly 2 percent Monday morning to 70.90 Swedish Kronor (US$11.93) as the financial community prepared for a slump in earnings, with restructuring costs and the troubles at handset firm Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications among the factors set to hit the profit line.

Check out this Bloomberg report to see what analysts are predicting.

— Ray Le Maistre, International News Editor, Light Reading