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Ericsson
Sign in to saveAlso 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
(), 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.
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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Key facts
- Company.name
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- Company.logo
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- Company.image
- Isafjord 1 October 2015 01.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- 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
- Company.revenue_year
- 2025
- Company.income_year
- 2025
- Company.net_income_year
- 2025
- Company.assets_year
- 2025
- Company.equity_year
- 2025
- Company.num_employees
- 89,000
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2025
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1876
- Location
- Kista, Sweden
- Also known as
- Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- 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.
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