愛立信公司1876年成立于瑞典。從早期生產電話机、電話交換机發展到今天，業務已遍布全球140多個國家，是全球領先的端到端全面通信解決方案以及專業服務供應商，核心業務包括网絡、電信專業服務和多媒体業務。愛立信是世界最大的移動系統供應商，全球40%的移動呼叫通過愛立信的系統進行，一半的商用3G网絡選

愛立信与中國的合作已有百余年的悠久歷史。100多年來，愛立信為中國經濟發展和通信產業的快速崛起作出了積极貢獻，在中國電信發展史上創造了諸多的第一。在將中國打造成愛立信生產供應中樞的同時，該公司還致力于將中國打造成愛立信全球技術研發的基石。愛立信与廣東在電信行業一直保持著長期并卓有成效的合作，早在1985年，愛立信就和廣東省郵電管理局簽訂了第一個AXE合同，愛立信廣州聯絡處是愛立信在中國大陸的四大市場區域總部之一；2000年和2001年愛立信先后在我省設立了兩家致力于推動移動互聯网應用開發的机构；2004年底，愛立信移動數据應用研發中心在廣州宣告成立，初期投資總額為1500万美元。

Ericsson is proud of its co-operation with China spanning more than a century. It all began in 1892 with an order for 2,000 Ericsson telephones, which arrived in Shanghai two years later. In 1906, when Chinese officials clad in Mandarin jackets came to Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson gave them VIP treatment. China has always been and will continue to be a very important partner of Ericsson.

Introducing Ericsson

Founded in 1876, Ericsson is a world-leading provider of end-to-end telecommunication solutions and professional services to over 140 countries. Ericsson has remained committed to the telecom industry over the past 130 years, always setting its sights on being "The prime driver in an all-communicating world." The name of Ericsson has always been synonymous with progress in telecommunications. With every one of its new achievements, Ericsson has remained a market leader, always at the cutting edge of technological change in the telecom industry.

Ericssons current core businesses include Networks, Global Services and Multimedia.

If you make a mobile phone call anywhere in the world, the chances are that Ericsson has played some part in helping you communicate, as Ericsson is the worlds largest supplier of mobile systems and supports all major standards for wireless communication. Ericsson systems currently carry 40% of the worlds mobile calls, and about half of the commercial 3G networks around the world selected Ericsson as major supplier. Ericsson is the leader in both IMS and softswitch areas and also the worlds largest provider of professional telecom services, supporting networks that handle more than 750 million subscribers worldwide.

Ericsson attaches great importance to being a good corporate citizen, always approaching corporate responsibility in terms of the broader concept of sustainability, and has established an efficient, high-quality and well-developed management information system. The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) rated Ericsson as the leader in the sustainable development of communications technology sector, and Ericssons excellent environmental management system was also the first corporate winner of a worldwide ISO14001 certificate from the British Standards Institute.

Ericsson rooted in China

Ericsson has a long history of cooperation with China, which dates back to 1892 when Ericsson received its first order from China. In 1894, 2,000 Ericsson telephone sets sailed across the oceans to Shanghai. Ericsson has become Chinas telecom provider from then on, while its cooperation with China has stood the test of time for more than 115 years. Over the past years, especially since the launch of Chinas opening and reform policy, Ericsson has made active contributions to Chinas economic development and the rapid growth of the Chinese telecom industry with its advanced products and solutions, while contributing to the many Firsts in the history of Chinas telecom industry:

" In 1900, first manual switchboard in service

" In 1924, first automatic exchange in service in Shanghai

" In 1961, first two crossbar exchanges delivered to China

" In 1981, first digital exchange ordered by Beijing

" In 1987, first mobile phone systems in operation in Guangdong and Qinhuangdao

" In 1990, an international AXE exchange installed in Shanghai

" In 1996, awarded the first company-wide ISO 9001 certification

" In 1999, the industrys first open lab for mobile multi-media communications in Zhongguancun, Beijing

" In 2000, Chinas first WCDMA Evaluation System test and reporting accomplished

" In 2001, Chinas first mobile phone call over WCDMA trial system

" In 2004, demonstrated the worlds first live HSDPA over commercial WCDMA system in Beijing

" In 2005, Chinas first public live HSUPA demo over commercial WCDMA systems in Guangzhou, China (May); Chinas first public demo of HSDPA using commercially available infrastructure and PC card in Beijing (Oct); Chinas first public demo of voice/video over IP using HSDPA/HSUPA in Beijing (Oct)

China is one of the most important markets of Ericsson. Whats more, it is also a strong foothold for Ericssons R&D, manufacturing and services activities worldwide.

Since 2000, Ericssons R&D activities in China have grown annually by 30%, while around 25% of Ericsson Chinas staff is engaged in R&D and product development. And in 2002, all of our R&D operations in China were optimized with the establishment of the Ericsson China R&D Institute.

While operators are transforming from traditional telecom services provider to integrated information services provider, their needs for telecom professional services are increasing dramatically around the globe. Ericsson has started to establish a strong Services team in China since 1995, and its Services business has been steadily growing in importance in China. Ericsson has so far set up 35 Services sites across China to offer front-line support, with more than 1,250 in-house field engineers and over 4,000 from local partners.

Ericsson is also dedicated to building strong local competence in China. In 1997, the Ericsson China Academy was established in Beijing, where the Chinese telecom industrys top managers are trained in cooperation with authoritative universities MBA programs. Ericsson has set up technical training centers in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Hong Kong and Taiwan to provide professional training to technicians from Ericsson and its Chinese partners.

Ericsson and China - growing together

Information and communications technology is vital to realize sustainable development and cut energy consumption. Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are integral to all of Ericssons activities. China is no exception, with Ericsson always taking an ethical approach. Since 1990, Ericsson has donated over RMB140 million to welfare programs in China.

Vital partnership with China

Generations of Ericssoners have been working closely with their Chinese partners over the past more than 100 years, growing together by taking advantage of the companys advanced technologies, and global operations and experience, working to build "an all-communicating world." Ericsson is firmly committed to being the Chinese telecom industrys most reliable and valuable strategic partner.