Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) provides infrastructure, services and software to the telecommunication industry and other sectors. The Company's segments include Networks, IT & Cloud and Media. The Networks segment consists of two business units: Network Products and Network Services. The overall focus is on evolving and managing access networks, including the development of hardware and software for radio access and transport networks. Ericsson has a strong focus on developing IoT and 5G wireless technologies.
Ericsson are a global leader in delivering ICT solutions. In fact, 40% of the world's mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. Ericsson have customers in over 180 countries and comprehensive industry solutions ranging from Cloud services and Mobile Broadband to Network Design and Optimisation.
The company's services, software and infrastructure - especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud - are enabling the communications industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve user experience and capture new opportunities.
Ericsson has one of the industry's strongest patent portfolios with a total count of over 60,000 granted patents. R&D is at the heart of our business and approximately 29,500 employees are dedicated to our R&D activities. This commitment to R&D allows us to drive forward the company's vision for a Networked Society - one where everyone and everything is connected in real time - enabling new ways to collaborate, share and get informed.
