Ericsson Philippines

Ericsson has helped shape the Philippine telecommunications landscape since 1988, when the company set up its operations in Manila. Ericsson Telecommunications, Inc. is a local subsidiary of Ericsson Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (LME), with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. LME was founded in 1876 and has operations in 180 countries to date.

In the Philippines, Ericsson's earliest projects were for the supply, design and implementation of Smart's TACS network, Smart's LEC network and Sun Cellular's LEC network. Ericsson was also a major partner for PLDT's Zero Backlog Program. In 1999, Ericsson won the Globe GSM Network expansion projects for Visayas and Mindanao.

Today, Ericsson is still at the forefront in providing the latest telecommunication solutions to its customers in the country. The more recent projects of Ericsson include the GSM-BSS expansion project of Sun Cellular in the Visayas and Mindanao islands, and the supply of GSM equipment for Globe's rural expansion project.

We envision a Networked Society, where anything that can benefit from being connected is connected. To realize this vision, we provide industry-leading network equipment and software, as well as services for network and business operations. Our portfolio also includes products for the enterprise, cable, mobile platform and power module markets.'

Our products and services

Networks

A society is only as strong as its connections. And those connections need reliable networks. Mobile communications – and particularly mobile broadband - are at the heart of today's Networked Society. Ericsson is the world's biggest supplier of mobile networks, chosen by around half of the world's operators with commercial mobile broadband networks.

The leader in the development and deployment of LTE systems around the world, Ericsson is also continuing research into innovative solutions for GSM, which still provides voice and data services for billions of people; WCDMA, which brought mass mobile broadband to the world; and CDMA, which now provides cost-effective mobile-data connections. And our mobile broadband modules are connecting a growing range of devices, systems and even vehicles to the internet.

Besides mobile networks, Ericsson is a strong player in core networks, microwave transport, Internet Protocol (IP) networks and fixed-access solutions for copper and fiber. In addition, we keep these networks running at optimal efficiency with our portfolio of operations support systems (OSS).

With communications playing an increasing role in our Networked Society, communications networks are expanding beyond the traditional telecom sphere.
Our energy-efficient networks and solutions are contributing to sustainable growth for societies around the world by making telecommunications accessible and affordable for all. Networks account for about 55 percent of Ericsson's net sales.

Services

People are at the heart of our services business: 50,000 professionals in 180 countries, including more than 20,000 employees outsourced to Ericsson in managed services contracts. Most of our customers are operators, but we also work with other adjacent industries such as TV and media, public safety and utilities.

We combine local capabilities with global expertise. That means we base our competence and delivery resources close to our customers, while our global processes, methods and tools allow us to move our competences anywhere in the world, making the most of global learning and knowledge-sharing.

Our four Global Services Centers – in China, India, Mexico and Romania – house Global Network Operation Centers, which in combination with our local and regional centers manage networks for 800 million subscribers. The Global Services Centers also develop competence to support our regional service-delivery organizations in delivering professional services for the ICT sector in areas such as complex consulting, IT, systems integration, network rollout and customer support.

With our people, processes and partnerships, we help customers expand their businesses and keep pace with the latest industry developments. Operators can maximize network quality and performance, and focus on their customers, by having Ericsson integrate equipment from multiple vendors, handle multi-technology change programs, design and integrate new solutions, and manage their operations.

Our services business accounts for about 40 percent of Ericsson's net sales. We are also among the world's top 10 IT services providers and Ovum's ICT services market-share report).

Business Support Systems and Multimedia

Business support systems help operators take care of their customers, creating the best possible user experience. Ericsson's revenue management solutions enable accurate billing and charging for more than 1.2 billion subscribers around the world, while our provisioning solutions get services to a billion users.

Our Multimedia operations focus on software-based solutions for real-time and on-demand TV, consumer and business applications, and business support systems (BSS) for telecom operators.

The worldwide digital TV market is growing strongly and the number of homes with digital TV is expected to double by 2016. Ericsson TV solutions and services enable media companies and operators – cable, satellite, telecom and terrestrial – to deliver TV content efficiently and reliably.

We also support operators' efforts to expand their revenues by providing end users with new ways of interacting and collaborating through our consumer and business applications. Our service offering includes solutions for messaging, social networking, location-based services, advertising, internet commerce and enterprise.