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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

(), 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.

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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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Key facts

Company.name
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Company.logo
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Company.image
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Company.image_size
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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
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

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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 sections
Contents
  • 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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