Strowger principle patented. Strowger Automatic Telephone Co. founded. Telegrafverket starts manufacture telephones and switchboards.

First desk telephone introduced.

Over 11 000 telephones produced during the year.

LM Ericsson's trademark was registered and its motif was the 1892 telephone.

SAT laid the first underground cables in Stockholm.

On April 27, LM Ericsson converted to joint stock company, Aktiebolaget LM Ericsson & Co. Share capital was SEK 1 million. SAT sets up AB Telefonfabriken.

LM Ericsson's first foreign manufacturing operation established in St Petersburg.

LM Ericsson Shop Union founded. Ericsson opens UK sales office.

The construction of a new factory begun in St Petersburg.

Sales passed SEK 4 million and 50 000 telephones were produced during the year. The company had around 1,000 employees and Lars Magnus Ericsson resigns as Managing Director. He was succeeded by Axel Bostrom. LM Ericsson was active in Sweden, Nordic countries, UK, USA, Germany, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, China, Asia/Oceania.

The new St Petersburg factory opens and LM Ericsson considers relocation of its headquarters to Russia. LM Ericsson takes over SAT's AB Telefonfabriken. Lars Magnus Ericsson resigns as Chairman. First experimental European automatic exchange built by Strowger in Berlin.

US sales office established in New York. Office employees granted a fortnight annual holiday.

Lars Magnus Ericsson retired from the board of LM Ericsson. Joint LM Ericsson/SAT Swedish patent for central-battery system. British LM Ericsson Manufacturing Co. LTD (half-owned) established at Beeston, UK.

A site for a factory for LM Ericsson Telephone Manufacturing Co. was purchased in Buffalo, N.Y., USA.

Union between Sweden and Norway dissolved. LM Ericsson, with SAT and Marcus Wallenberg, acquires first operating concession: Emperesa de Telefonos Ericsson S. A., Mexeric, in Mexico. Strowger receives US Patent 638249.