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Ericsson Description

Ericsson provides telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators worldwide. It operates in four segments: Networks, Global Services, Support Solutions, and ST-Ericsson. The Networks segment delivers products and solutions for mobile access, Internet protocol (IP) and transport networks, and core networks. This segment's products include radio access solutions; IP and transport solutions; transmission/backhaul solutions, which include microwave (MINI-LINK) and optical transmission solutions; switching and IP multimedia subsystem solutions; and operations support systems, as well as supports operators' management of existing networks. The Global Services segment delivers managed services, including solutions for designing, building, operating, and managing networks or solutions; maintenance and network sharing solutions; shared solutions; and broadcast and managed services. This segment also offers product-related services comprising services to expand, upgrade, restructure, or migrate networks; network-rollout services; and customer support and network optimization services, as well as provides consulting and systems integration services that include technology and operational consulting, integration of multi-vendor equipment, design and integration, and transforming programs; and industry specific solutions. The Support Solutions segment offers operations and business support systems, which enable networks and services management, and customer interaction and revenue management; television (TV) and media management services that enable operators, broadcasters, and content owners to create multiscreen TV; and M-commerce software solutions and hosted services. The ST-Ericsson segment offers modems and ModAps for handset and tablet manufacturers. The company has a strategic cooperation with Mobile Telesystems OJSC to develop ICT infrastructure for an LTE network. Ericsson was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sector: Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment
Keywords: Telecommunications Microwave Communications Equipment Telecommunications Equipment Internet Protocol Modem Backhaul Network Operators Revenue Management Managed Services Business Support System Ericsson Industry Specific Solutions Operations Support System Optimization Services Business Support Systems Media Management Systems Integration Services Transport Solutions