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Ericsson - Company profile

Industry
  • ICT
  • Electronics
  • Telecommunication
Company type Public
Year founded 1876
Revenues in 2007 US$ 30.0 billion
Global headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
# Countries active 140
# Employees worldwide 63,781
Most common preferred study background
  • Computer science / IT
  • Engineering
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Required skills

Leadership 7
Team working 7
Problem solving 7
Communication 6
Creativity 6
Commercial Awareness 6
Pressure Resistance 7
Flexibility 7
Networking 7

Activities

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in 140 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards.
Through our Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications joint venture we offer a range of mobile devices, including those supporting multimedia applications and other services allowing richer communication.
We invest heavily in R&D and actively promote open standards and systems. Also reflecting our ongoing commitment to technological leadership, we have one of the industry's most comprehensive intellectual property portfolio containing over 20,000 patents.
Our origins date back to 1876. The parent company is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (company registration number 556016-0680). Our headquarters are located, and the Board of Directors is seated, in Stockholm, Sweden.

What we offer

At Ericsson, we utilize our resources globally, promote global networking, and expect our employees to work across organizational and national boundaries. We encourage international careers and job rotation to reinforce our global approach.

It begins with an environment that energizes your efforts to build success. Your workplace should reflect the company’s true nature as a global laboratory of diverse talent and challenging tasks. It should highlight the value of teamwork and reward its execution. With our focus on innovation, this works to everyone’s advantage.

We will relentlessly invest in your competence. We will make every effort to ensure that you are offered challenges and are able to grow and develop in your role. As performance drives your career, compensation will reflect your accomplishments. Ericsson empowers you to think, to speak, to navigate, and to contribute to success in the best possible ways.

At Ericsson, we expect you to strive for excellence, act in accordance with our values and have meeting customer needs as your first priority. We understand that you have expectations in return.

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