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Company Overview

Business Description

Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Communications
Headquarters
Sweden SE
Employees
101 067
IPO date
Jan 1, 2008

Ericsson makes the equipment and software that mobile networks need to work. Its main products include radio gear for cell towers, core network software, transport systems, and network management tools that help carriers build and run 4G and 5G networks. It also sells services such as network design, deployment, and ongoing support.

Its main customers are mobile network operators and, in some cases, large enterprises and government customers that need private wireless networks or communications infrastructure. Ericsson makes money by selling hardware, software licenses, maintenance, and service contracts. It also earns from licensing technology and patents that other companies use in mobile communications.

What makes Ericsson’s business different is that it sits in the middle of the wireless industry’s infrastructure layer. It does not sell to everyday consumers; it sells the systems that let carriers connect them. That makes Ericsson a key supplier to the telecom industry, where long-term customer relationships, technical standards, and network reliability matter more than flashy consumer branding.

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Business Segments

Networks

This is Ericsson’s main mobile and fixed network business. It provides radio equipment, antennas, transport gear, and related software that let telecom networks carry voice, data, and internet traffic.

Customers and revenue model

Cloud Software and Services

This segment provides software and managed services that help operators run their networks and billing systems. It includes tools for network control, automation, and service delivery.

Customers and revenue model

Enterprise

Description, customers and revenue model

Management

Mr. E. Borje Ekholm MBA, MSc

President, CEO, Head of Segment Enterprise & Director

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Mr. Fredrik Jejdling

Executive VP, Head of Business Area Network & Head of Segment Networks

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Mr. Lars Sandstrom M.Sc.

Senior VP & CFO

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Mr. Chris Houghton

Senior VP, COO and Head of Business Area Technology & New Businesses

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Ms. Eva-Britt Allenius

Chief Accounting Officer

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Mr. Erik Ekudden

Senior VP, CTO & Head of Group Function Technology

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Daniel Morris

Head of Investor Relations

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Mr. Scott Dresser

Former Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Group Function Legal Affairs and Secretary

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Ms. Rebecca Rohr

Chief Compliance Officer

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Peter Olofsson

Head of Corporate Communications

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