Communications Strategy 2012 08/24/12 2010-12-06 08/24/12 2011-10-19 ****************************************************************************************** Source: Ericsson http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/facts_figures Latest update: July 2012 Best before: October 2012 ****************************************************************************************** Quick facts: Founded: 1876 Global headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden President and CEO: Hans Vestberg Employees: 104,525 (Dec 31, 2011) Financial facts: Net sales, Full Year 2011: SEK 226,9 billion / USD 35,01 billion Operating income, Full Year 2011:SEK 21,7 billion / USD 3,35 billion R&D Facts: Number of patents: 30,000 New patents sought each day: 16 R&D employees: 22 000 (March 2012) Other facts: We manage networks with 900 million subscribers We have 56 000 in-house service professionals 40% of the world's mobile calls are on Ericsson networks We operate in 180 countries Ericsson has 30 000 patents, no 1 in the mobile wireless industry! Subscribers on Ericsson supported networks: 2 billion 50% of the world's smartphone traffic is on Ericsson networks 1200 network roll-out projects per year More than 400 million subscribers rely on IT platforms managed by Ericsson 1300 consulting, system integration and learning services projects completed yearly Ericsson service professionals speak 100 languages Average OPEX saving in network operations: 20% Joint Venture – ST-Ericsson: ST-Ericsson’s wireless platforms and semiconductors allow smarter communication, entertainment and mobile broadband connectivity. For Ericsson, the joint venture is the link between infrastructure and handsets.
Communications Strategy 2012 08/24/12 2010-12-06 08/24/12 2011-10-19 ************************************************ Source: Ericsson ************************************************ OSS/BSS lead is based on market share analysis from Gartner. Joint Venture – ST-Ericsson: ST-Ericsson’s wireless platforms and semiconductors allow smarter communication, entertainment and mobile broadband connectivity. For Ericsson, the joint venture is the link between infrastructure and handsets.