Ericsson

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Ericsson, also known as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), is a publicly owned company headquartered in Sweden. Founded in 1876, the company employs approximately 135,910 individuals and reported $24.2B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications provider, Ericsson specializes in telecoms network infrastructure.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1876

Headcount

107,253

Headquarters

Sweden

Primary Segment

Telecoms network infrastructure

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

110

News Summary:

On September 11, 2026, Ericsson initiated a collective redundancy procedure affecting 131 employees in Genoa. Concurrently, the Swedish equipment maker was contracted by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) to roll out a private 5G network across the five square-mile campus of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, offering both indoor and outdoor coverage. The MAC, which operates seven airports in the region, noted the potential for further connectivity contracts.

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Ericsson offers 19 products in the enterprise tech and telecoms tech industries. Ericsson's product portfolio comprises of bSS/OSS, telecoms network infrastructure, enterprise and telecoms software and enterprise security.

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Ericsson's revenues were $24.2B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Ericsson's revenue into 12 different product categories, the largest of which is telecoms network services and systems integration, which represents 53% of Ericsson's revenue.

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Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Demand RBO network performance results

Ericsson has successfully demonstrated the technical feasibility and improved performance of Roaming Breakout (RBO), paving the way for the commercial rollout of the service as early as next year. The field performance measurements were carried out in partnership with Philippine operator Smart Communications in August 2026, operating under real-world conditions.

Ericsson

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

6G is shaping up to be a big multivendor letdown

Outside urban hotspots, the 6GHz and even higher spectrum auctioned off for 6G services is unlikely to hold much value. Signals turn limp and lethargic as they ascend the frequency ladder, struggling to overcome the flimsiest barriers or travel very far.

Light Reading

Sep

15th

2026

04:15

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Ericsson to supply standalone 5G upgrades to Kansas operator Nex-Tech Wireless

Ericsson signed a four-year deal with Kansas carrier Nex-Tech Wireless to upgrade roughly 85 percent of its cellular network to support 5G standalone services. The deal sees Nex-Tech Wireless expand an existing deployment of Ericsson's cloud-native 5G-SA Core while enhancing hosting capacity for third-party mobile operators.

Telecompaper

Sep

15th

2026

03:09

M&A Activities, B2B Tag, M&A Activities

VideoLabs acquires foundational network infrastructure and cybersecurity patent portfolio from Ericsson

Palo Alto, California – VideoLabs, Inc., through its newly formed subsidiary Certitude Networks, LLC, today announced that it has acquired a worldwide portfolio of 332 assets representing 89 patent families from Ericsson. Ericsson developed this portfolio through over two decades of sustained and focused R&D that predicted and paved the way for the transition from fixed-function hardware to virtualized, cloud-native infrastructure.

TelecomTV

Sep

15th

2026

01:25

Cost Cutting, Corporate Restructuring, Layoffs, Layoffs, Business Restructuring, Cost Cutting

Ericsson to lay off 131 workers at Genoa R&D division

Ericsson has launched a collective redundancy process affecting 131 employees at its Genoa site in northern Italy, reports Il Sole 24 Ore, citing Slc Cgil union representative Sonia Montaldo. The company informed staff that it is shutting the entire Optics R&D unit and part of another R&D department dealing primarily with advanced network technologies and infrastructure as part of a review of its organisational structure and strategy.

Telecompaper

Sep

14th

2026

12:40

Nex-Tech Wireless Selects Ericsson to Modernize Rural Kansas Network and Launch 5G SA

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NewsNow

Sep

14th

2026

11:20

B2B Tag

Ericsson Marks 30 Years In Ghana

A scene during the anniversary celebration Ericsson has marked 30 years of operations in Ghana, coinciding with the Swedish telecommunications company’s 150th global anniversary. The company said the milestone highlighted its longstanding partnership with the Government, telecommunications industry and other stakeholders in Ghana’s digital transformation.

EIN News

Sep

14th

2026

10:18

Financial Results, Buy Backs, Financial Performance

Ericsson Details September Share Buybacks Under SEK 15 Billion Program

An announcement from Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ( (ERIC) ) is now available. Between September 7 and September 11, 2026, Ericsson repurchased 1,849,987 of its own Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm at a weighted average price of SEK 97.0493, for a total consideration of SEK 179,539,931.56.

TipRanks

Sep

14th

2026

07:30

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence

Verizon Leads 6G Momentum with Nine New Forum Members and Successful Real-World ISAC and AI-Native Trials

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon today announced a major acceleration in the development of next-generation wireless architectures with the formal expansion of the Verizon 6G Innovation Forum (6GIF). Nine industry heavyweights—Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Intel, Keysight Technologies, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Palo Alto Networks, Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI Solutions—have officially joined the forum, launched last year to establish an open, diversified, and resilient 6G ecosystem and develop foundational 6G technologies.

Globe Newswire

Sep

14th

2026

07:30

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Nex-Tech Wireless selects Ericsson in four-year deal to modernize rural Kansas network and launch 5G Standalone

Ericsson will modernize most of Nex-Tech Wireless’s Kansas network to enable cloud-native 5G Standalone and new hosting capabilities. Ericsson (ERIC) signed a four-year network modernization agreement with Nex-Tech Wireless to upgrade about 85 percent of Nex-Tech’s rural Kansas RAN footprint and support a 5G Standalone (SA) launch.

Stock Titan

Sep

14th

2026

06:41

Partnerships and Alliances, Advanced Manufacturing, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Ericsson celebrates 150 years of global innovation and 30 years of partnership and digital transformation

The milestone celebrates a shared history of innovation, from enabling Ghana’s first GSM network in 1996 to paving the way for future 5G and AI-driven services. Ericsson reaffirms its commitment to Ghana’s connected future through continued investment, collaboration, and skills development.

MSN International

Sep

14th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Patent Filings

Ericsson sells 332 patent assets in 89 families to patent licensing firm

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Ericsson's customers primarily consist of telecoms companies. Examples of Ericsson's customers include Vodafone, Orange Group and AT&T. Ericsson has commercial and technical partners like Vodafone, Sony Group and Huawei. Examples of Ericsson's suppliers include Telstra, Telestream and Imagine Communications.

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