Our innovations
| 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 |
| 2006 | Ericsson celebrates 50 years of mobile telephony |
| 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 |
| 2011 | Ericsson launched Smart Services Router (SSR) that delivers differentiated and personalized services to consumers |
| 2012 | Ericsson launched a Telco Grade, OpenStack Telecom Cloud solution running on the Ericsson Blade System. |
| 2013 | Launch of the Ericsson Radio Dot System which enables mobile operators to deliver consistently high performance voice and data coverage and capacity in the broadest range of enterprise buildings and public venues |
Ericsson innovations: inside Erlang
Erlang is a programming language designed by Ericsson and used by some of the biggest names in digital communication such as WhatsApp, Amazon and Facebook.
Listen to its creator, Joe Armstrong, discuss how it was developed and its enduring popularity.
