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It’s no joke – Ericsson is 150 today
While large parts of the world celebrate April 1 as a day for pranks and jokes, Ericsson has a different reason to raise a celebratory smile. It is the date on which the company was founded. And this year marks a special anniversary – the sesquicentennial – 150 years in business.
Invitation to media and analyst briefing for Ericsson Q1 2026 report
- Report to be released at approximately 7:00 AM CEST on April 17, 2026
- One live video webcast for analysts, investors and journalists at 9:00 AM CEST
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Ericsson’s Annual General Meeting 2026
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) today on March 31, 2026 in Kista, Stockholm. Shareholders were also able to exercise their voting rights by post before the meeting.
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Ericsson to power majority of Virgin Media O2’s UK RAN network through major partnership extension
- Next-gen network upgrade to significantly increase Ericsson’s Radio Access Network (RAN) footprint with Virgin Media O2
- Ericsson secures majority of Virgin Media O2’s latest radio network-focused investment under its Mobile Transformation Plan
- The partnership extension will tap Ericsson’s programmable 5G Standalone capabilities, including multiband radios and AI-powered analytics
Ericsson to expand and modernize SoftBank Corp.’s core network in Japan
- Agreement to include a range of capabilities from Ericsson’s cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core solution, as well as Ericsson Cloud IMS
- Integration of cutting-edge automation technologies to streamline network operations, optimize resources in real time, and drive operational and capital expenditure reductions
- Agreement accelerates the transition to 5G Standalone (SA). Strengthened cloud-native platform will help create new value in SoftBank's telecom business
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Ericsson and Forschungszentrum Jülich to develop advanced AI for 6G
- Ericsson and major European research center Forschungszentrum Jülich are collaborating to develop technologies for continued evolution of 5G, and for the introduction of 6G networks across Ericsson's product portfolio.
- The project aims to leverage JUPITER, Europe’s first "exascale" supercomputer, to design and test new artificial intelligence solutions for the complex demands of 6G.
- Key objectives include exploring ultra-efficient, "brain-inspired" computing approaches (“neuromorphic computing”) to handle intense network tasks and strengthening Europe's digital infrastructure
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Ericsson shows 5G USA Smart Factory to ambassadors and U.S. Department of State
Ericsson’s President and CEO, Börje Ekholm, and Yossi Cohen, Head of Ericsson Americas, hosted two delegations on consecutive days as they toured the highly automated, 300,000 sq foot smart factory in Lewisville, which manufactures the 5G radios and basebands that power networks across the U.S.
Ericsson and SK Telecom sign MoU to strengthen AI-RAN and network innovation from 5G to 6G
- Joint R&D, trials and potential commercialization through 2031.
- The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focuses on the collaboration to advance AI-powered RAN, 5G monetization, open and autonomous networks, zero trust security and 6G standardization to boost performance, security and energy efficiency.
- The MoU will mean potential 6G commercialization through 2031.