Ericsson’s vision is to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world – a world in which any person can use voice, text, images and video to share ideas and information whenever and wherever he/she wants.
Our business goal is to create value for our stakeholders and generate growth, profit and cash flow that are sustainable over the longer term.
We aim t o to make people’s lives easier and richer, by providing affordable communication for all and enable new ways to do business.
Successful execution of the strategy is built on
(1) addressing customer needs;
(2) innovation for technology leadership and
(3) operational excellence in all we do.
We measure performance in three fundamental metrics: customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and financial returns for our owners. We believe that highly satisfied customers, empowered employees and an enduring capability for value creation for our shareholders help to assure a competitive advantage.
We invest heavily in R&D and actively promote standardization and open systems. As a result, we have a long history of innovation and pioneering of future technologies for more efficient and higher quality telecommunications.
We are a market leader in GSM and WCDMA/HSPA network equipment and related rollout services, systems integration and managed services. We are growing in the area of wireline broadband networks, in metro Ethernet solutions and in optical transport, and we are a provider of multimedia solutions for both wireless and wireline operators.
We have a long tradition of developing innovative communication technologies, including technologies that form the base for industry standards. By early involvement in creating new standards and technologies we are often first to market with new solutions – a distinct competitive advantage.