Ericsson

Ericsson (Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson) is a Swedish multi-national corporation that provides communication technology and services. The company offers services, software and infrastructure in information and communications technology (ICT) for telecommunications operators, traditional telecommunications and Internet Protocol (IP) networking equipment, mobile and fixed broadband, operations and business support services, cable television, IPTV, video systems, and an extensive services operation. Ericsson had 35% market share in the 2G/3G/4G mobile network infrastructure market in 2012.

The company was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson;as of 2016 it is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The company employs around 110,000 people and operates in around 180 countries. Ericsson holds over 37,000 granted patents as of May 2015, including many in wireless communications.

History

Foundation

Lars Magnus Ericsson began his association with telephones in his youth as an instrument maker. He worked for a firm that made telegraph equipment for the Swedish government agency Telegrafverket. In 1876, at the age of 30, he started a telegraph repair shop with help from his friend Carl Johan Andersson in central Stockholm and repaired foreign-made telephones. In 1878 Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment. His telephones were not technically innovative. In 1878 he made an agreement to supply telephones and switchboards to Sweden's first telecommunications operating company, Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag.

Ericsson (disambiguation)

Ericsson is a Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer.

Ericsson or Ericson may also refer to:

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Ericsson (surname)

Ericsson or Ericson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Eric". Notable people with the surname include: