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Ericsson in Canada

Ericsson 5G: made for Canada

Ericsson helps make a Connected Canada possible by supporting R&D, innovation, and sustainability across our customer and partner base. We enable Canada’s industries to lead on the world stage, supporting major service providers and collaborating with leading players in academia, business and government. We’re committed to advancing Canada’s digital agenda as a major partner in the Canadian innovation landscape, investing in the development of turning point technologies like 5G Advanced, 6G, AI, Cloud RAN, and Core Network, as well as fostering world-class Canadian talent. Our sustainability efforts span across our customer base as we work directly with Canadian providers to meet their Net Zero targets as well as our own.

In Canada, Ericsson provides infrastructure products and services for major service providers like Bell, EastLink, Rogers, TBAYTEL, TELUS, Videotron and Xplore on their path to nationwide 5G rollout and beyond. We also enable private network solutions and critical infrastructure to remote mines and utilities across the country through client partnerships with Ambra, Hydro BC, Hydro One, Hydro Quebec and more. We have partnered with the Government of Canada and over 20 Canadian universities to advance product and talent development, including a Global AI Accelerator and Ericsson’s largest R&D site in North America.

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3100.00
Canadian employees
70.00 +
years in Canada
3900.00
Canadian Patents
$ 7.00 B+
overall Canadian R&D investment
Top 12.00
R&D investor in Canada

Empowering connected societies

A number of technologies shape tomorrow’s connected societies. By evolving these technologies we evolve the network platform, a platform that will fundamentally change the way our societies innovate, collaborate, produce, govern and live sustainably. This will not only change the telecom industry, it will create new opportunities for other industries and different kinds of business models.

Research and Development in Canada

With state-of-the-art 5G R&D centers and offices in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, we are working closely with partners, Canadian telecommunications leaders and the Canadian government to rollout a secure 5G network for the entire country.

Ericsson Canada’s R&D sites fulfill worldwide mandates in development, testing and support of wireless networks and advanced user multimedia services. Our contribution to the global wireless communications industry spans several sites, labs and product areas. Our Canadian teams are prolific creators of intellectual property and contributors to the Ericsson patent portfolio, with more than 100 Invention Disclosures per year. We have been awarded over $15M from our funding partners, Mitacs and NSERC, for Canadian R&D collaborations projects. Ericsson also supports Canadian startups and scale-ups with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) through the Living Labs program, providing funding and facilities for innovators to ideate, test, and bring breakthrough technologies to market.

In November of 2024, Ericsson and the Government of Canada signed a five-year funding agreement as part of ISEDs Strategic Innovation Fund that will see Ericsson invest more $630M into its Canadian R&D operations. This funding will further enhance research capabilities, create and upskill jobs, and strengthen Ericsson Canada’s R&D facilities as global leaders in 5G Advanced, 6G, AI, Cloud RAN, quantum, and network API technologies.

Ericsson’s Ottawa R&D site, the largest in North America, is a strategic site with end-to-end development capabilities. It’s also one of the few Verification Centres for Ericsson. Our teams work in all phases of the product development cycle, from research, architecture, systematization, hardware/ software design, integration, test, field test and customer support. Since 2020, our Ottawa Open Lab has been a key site on the recently created Cloud RAN product development unit responsible for Ericsson Cloud RAN products worldwide. Ericsson also established its Global AI Accelerator division in 2019 in Montreal. This 5G innovation hub focuses on R&D in AI and automation to leverage innovative technologies and create data-driven, intelligent and robust systems for automation, evolution and growth.

Research & Development

  • Investing an average of CAD $390M a year - CAD 7.2bn+ overall  
  • Among the top 12 R&D spenders in Canada
  • 3900+ Canadian patents in a global repertoire of 60,000  

Economic Development

  • Largest Canadian 5G network service provider
  • Drive digital change with 5G technology
  • Main technology partner to CENGN, providing 5G testbeds to accelerate innovation with Canadian SMEs

Our commitments to the Canadian ecosystem

Innovation ecosystem

Ericsson Canada plays a vital role in the country’s innovation ecosystem, including supporting communications service providers through every generation of mobile communication. We partner with innovation ecosystems, universities and 5G labs across the country to drive innovation in Canada and around the world.

University partnerships

We have collaborated with over 20 Canadian universities since 2013, contributing close to $25M towards academic research. This includes hundreds of projects in important technological areas such as Cloud, 5G, Security, Quantum, Photonics and AI for operations, manufacturing and network evolution. We work with 20+ Canadian universities in R&D and education programs and hire over 275 co-op students per year.

Ericsson Open Lab

The Ottawa lab is a strategic R&D site with end-to-end development capabilities, and our largest site in North America. The Open Lab has been a key site responsible for Ericsson Cloud RAN products worldwide.

Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator in Montréal

The Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator innovation hub in Montreal focuses on 5G R&D in AI and automation to leverage innovative technologies and create data-driven, intelligent and robust systems for automation, evolution and growth.

Latest Ericsson reports

Elevating 5G with differentiated connectivity

Read the latest ConsumerLab report to learn how consumers use digital services, their thoughts on 5G and what could elevate their experience of the network.

Ericsson Mobility Report

Explore the latest trends, forecasts and analysis from across the telecom industry.

Capturing the 5G FWA value in Canada

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is attracting interest across Canadian household segments. Read the latest ConsumerLab report to learn the best way forward to capture FWA’s value.

5G consumer trends in Canada

Ericsson ConsumerLab has conducted research across 28 global 5G markets, identifying four key trends for capturing 5G value, giving communications service providers vital insights into what drives 5G network satisfaction and user retention. 

Canadian press releases

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Ericsson employs more than 3,100 people across Canada and has major offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. We are proud to consistently be named one of Canada’s top employers.

If you want to join our team at the heart of technology and innovation, follow the link below and apply now!

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Mississauga

200-2425 Matheson Blvd E

Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5K4

Phone: +1 905 268-2005

Fax: +1 905 268-2010

Montreal

8275 route Transcanadienne

Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec, H4S 0B6

Phone: +1 514 738-8300

Ottawa

349 Terry Fox Drive

Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 2V6

Phone: +1 613 963-8987