Ericsson will book a SEK6.1 billion ($687 million) charge in its Q4 2018 results related to the restructure of its ailing BSS business, with further charges and job cuts expected in the division over the next year. The provision includes SEK3.1 billion in direct restructuring costs, with the figures to be confirmed when Ericsson releases its Q4 figures on 25 January. During 2019, the vendor also expects to incur a further SEK1.5 billion in charges and will make headcount reductions in the business unit. Ericsson said its BSS business was not showing "satisfactory progress" and was jeopardising the chances of the wider Digital Services division meeting its profitability target for 2020. Provisions made in Q4 relate to customer compensation payments, delay charges and write-downs of intangible assets. The vendor added its BSS product strategy of targeting large transformation projects with pre-integrated solutions had failed.