Ericsson

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
	Ericsson's headquarters in Kista, Stockholm
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq Stockholm: ERIC A, ERIC B; Nasdaq: ERIC;
ISIN	SE0000108649; SE0000108656;
Industry	Telecommunications;
Founded	Stockholm, Sweden; (1876)
Founder	Lars Magnus Ericsson
Headquarters	Kista, Stockholm, Sweden
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ronnie Leten (chairman); Börje Ekholm (president & CEO);
Products	Mobile and fixed broadband networks, consultancy and managed services, TV and multimedia technology
Revenue	247.880 billion kr (2024)
Operating income	4.313 billion kr (2024)
Net income	0.374 billion kr (2024)
Total assets	292.374 billion kr (2024)
Total equity	92.983 billion kr (2024)
Owners	Investor AB (9.30%; 24.52% votes); AB Industrivärden (2.60%; 15.10% votes); AMF Tjänstepension & AMF Fonder (2.97%; 5.00% votes);
Number of employees	94,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Cradlepoint; iconectiv; inCode Consulting; Red Bee Media; Vonage;
Website	ericsson.com
	Footnotes / references;

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (lit. 'Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson'), commonly known as Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ^ⓘ), is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in information and communications technology for telecommunications service providers and enterprises, including, among others, 3G, 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.^[2] Ericsson has over 57,000 granted patents.^[3] 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.

Ericsson has been a major contributor to the development of the telecommunications industry and is one of the leaders in 5G.^[4]

The company was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson^[5] and is jointly controlled by the Wallenberg family through its holding company Investor AB, and the universal bank Handelsbanken through its investment company Industrivärden. The Wallenbergs and the Handelsbanken sphere acquired their voting-strong A-shares, and thus the control of Ericsson, after the fall of the Kreuger empire in the early 1930s.^[6]^[7]

Ericsson is the inventor of Bluetooth technology.^[8]

^ "Ericsson Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. pp. 30–31, 74, 127. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ "Ericsson Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Ericsson Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Ericsson Nips Huawei, Nokia in Gartner's 5G Vendor Ranking". SDxCentral. SDxCentral, LLC. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "The Ericsson story". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Ownership over the years". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Untying the knots". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Presenting the (economic) value of patents nominated for the European Inventor Award 2012" (PDF). Technopolis Group. 30 March 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[AR2024-1] "Ericsson Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. pp. 30–31, 74, 127. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

[about-2] "Ericsson Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[patents-3] "Ericsson Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[5g_leaders-4] "Ericsson Nips Huawei, Nokia in Gartner's 5G Vendor Ranking". SDxCentral. SDxCentral, LLC. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[history-5] "The Ericsson story". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[ownership_over_the_years-6] "Ownership over the years". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[ownership_after_kreuger_crash-7] "Untying the knots". Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Centre for Business History in Stockholm. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[bluetooth-8] "Presenting the (economic) value of patents nominated for the European Inventor Award 2012" (PDF). Technopolis Group. 30 March 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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