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History
On the Line
On The Line brings Ericsson’s rich history of innovation to life told by those who helped change the way we communicate. Their story may appear to revolve around technology and engineering, but their impact goes much further, transforming lives for the better.
On The Line is not about products or services. Instead it highlights Ericsson’s personality, its people’s values - and the moments where sparks of imagination and innovation changed everything. The name itself is intended to reflect the risk that Ericsson people were willing to take, and also the more literal interpretation of communicating by phone. Ericsson’s contemporary innovators are building a Networked Society, standing upon the shoulders of giants.
This is their story.
| Our corporate story | |
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| 1876 | Lars Magnus Ericsson opens telegraph repair workshop |
| 1881 | First major contracts won in Norway, Russia and Sweden |
| 1900 | 1000 employees globally, SEK 4 million in sales and 50,000 telephones produced |
| 1902 | Sales office opens in US |
| 1905 | First acquisition made in Mexico |
| 1923 | First automatic 500-point switches in service |
| 1946 | Foundation for research into television established |
| 1950 | LM Ericsson telephone exchange supports world's first international call |
| 1977 | First digital telephone exchange (AXE) installed |
| 1988 | First GSM system order from Vodafone, UK |
| 1991 | AXE lines exceed 105 million in 11 countries, serving 34 million subscribers |
| 2000 | Ericsson becomes world's leading supplier of 3G mobile systems |
| 2001 | Ericsson conducts the first 3G call for Vodafone, UK |
| 2005 | Ericsson wins biggest contracts to date to manage operator 3's networks in Italy and the UK |
| 2008 | Research center established in Silicon Valley, USA |
| 2009 | Verizon and Ericsson collaborate to carry out first data call on 4G network |
| Our innovation story | |
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| 1878 | Ericsson introduces telephones with single trumpet |
| 1923 | First automatic 500-point switches in service |
| 1977 | First digital telephone exchange (AXE) installed |
| 1981 | First mobile system, NMT, inaugurated in Saudi Arabia |
| 1991 | First GSM phones in operation |
| 1998 | Ericsson introduces the AXD 301 ATM switch to converge voice and data |
| 1999 | Ericsson pushes for 3G and mobile internet |
| 2001 | Ericsson conducts the first 3G call for Vodafone, UK |
| 2003 | High-speed broadband (WCDMA) roll out starts globally |
| 2005 | Even faster mobile (HSDPA) broadband is introduced |
| 2007 | Full-service broadband, where fixed and wireless networks converge, is introduced |
| 2008 | Ericsson pushes for 4G (LTE), the standard the company has helped to form |
| 2009 | Ericsson wins the IEC InfoVision Award for fiber and backhaul solutions |
| 2009 | Ericsson launched the world’s first live LTE network in Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2010 | New world record, 84Mbps HSPA technology was showcased by Ericsson |
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