Ericsson

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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson), known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company.

History

The company was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson.

Ericsson introduced the world's first fully automatic mobile telephone system, MTA, in 1956.[1]

In 2001, Ericsson, together with the Japanese company Sony, began production of Sony Ericsson cell phones.[2]

Overview

The company works in 180 countries. In the company works about 100,000 employees.

The company is headquartered in Stockholm.

References

  1. "The Ericsson story - Ericsson". web.archive.org. 2021-06-15. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Crisis - Ericsson History". web.archive.org. 2016-05-21. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2023-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)