Ericsson

Also known as Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, L. M. Ericsson, LM Ericsson, Ericsson Co., Ericson, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm), Fully Automation Company, Ericsson Telephone Manufacturing Company

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Ericsson is a Swedish telecommunications company that designs and develops networking equipment and technology used by phone carriers and internet providers around the world. The company is particularly important today as a leader in 5G technology and has a long history of innovation, including inventing Bluetooth and holding tens of thousands of patents.

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Company.name: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
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Company.image: Isafjord 1 October 2015 01.jpg
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Company.image_caption: Ericsson's headquarters in Kista, Stockholm
Company.type: Public
Company.foundation: Stockholm, Sweden ()
Company.founder: Lars Magnus Ericsson
Company.location: Kista, Stockholm, Sweden
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.products: Mobile and fixed broadband networks, consultancy and managed services, TV and multimedia technology
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History
Foundation
International expansion
Automatic equipment
Shareholding changes
Wallenberg era begins
Market development
Further development
Emergence of the Internet (1995–2003)
Rebuilding and growing (2003–2018)
Acquisitions and cooperation
Corporate governance
Research and development
Products and services
Business Area Networks
Network services
Business Area Digital Services
Business Area Managed Services
Broadcast services
Divested businesses
Mobile phones
Telephones
Ericsson Mobile Platforms
Ericsson Enterprise
Corruption
See also
References
Further reading
External links

(), commonly known as Ericsson (), is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. Ericsson has been a major contributor to the development of the telecommunications industry and is one of the leaders in 5G. Ericsson has over 57,000 granted patents, and it is the inventor of Bluetooth technology.

The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in information and communications technology for telecommunications service providers and enterprises, including, among others, cellular 4G and 5G equipment, and Internet Protocol (IP) and optical transport systems. The company employs around 100,000 people and operates in more than 180 countries. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker symbols ERIC.A and ERIC.B and on the American Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ERIC.