Ericsson 2008 Campus Recruitment Program

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in 140 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards.

Through our Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications joint venture we offer a range of mobile devices, including those supporting multimedia applications and other services allowing richer communication.

We invest heavily in R&D and actively promote open standards and systems. Also reflecting our ongoing commitment to technological leadership, we have one of the industry's most comprehensive intellectual property portfolio containing over 16,000 patents with an additional 15,000 patent applications pending approval by various patent authorities.

Our origins date back to 1876. The parent company is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Our headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden.

Ericsson's Presence in China
· Century long cooperation history (112 years since 1892)
· Contributed many milestones to the history of China's telecom industry
· Long-term committed and powerful establishment, ready for future challenges
· Proven good corporate citizen

Establishments across the Country
· 3,000 employees, 15% in R&D, 35% in Service
· 5 wholly-owned companies, 10 Joint ventures, 26 offices
· Ericsson China Research & Development Institute
· Training centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong
· Ericsson China Academy in Beijing

Milestones in China's Telecom History
FIRSTs in China by Ericsson
· 1900 First Ericsson manual switchboard in service
· 1924 First automatic exchange in service in Shanghai
· 1961 First two crossbar exchanges delivered to China
· 1981 First digital exchange ordered by Beijing
· 1987 First mobile phone systems in operation in Guangdong and Qinghuangdao
· 1990 An international AXE exchange installed in Shanghai
· 1996 Awarded the first company-wide ISO 9001 certification
· 1999 The industry's first open lab for mobile multi-media communications in Zhong Guan Cun
· 2000 China's first WCDMA Evaluation System test and reporting accomplished
· 2001 China's first mobile phone call over WCDMA trial system
· 2002 China's first Inter-operator live MMS demonstration between China Mobile Guangdong and Hong Kong SmarTone
· 2004 Demonstrated the world's first live HSDPA over commercial WCDMA system in Beijing

Ericsson's Leading Position in China's Telecom Market
· Largest mobile supplier to China Mobile
· Major supplier to China Unicom for both GSM and CDMA/CDMA2000 1X networks
· 15% market share held for CDMA
· Significant supplier to both China Telecom and China NetCom
· A leading supplier in IP Core Router market: > 20%
· Selected partner to China Telecom for both national NGN trial and Service Network
· Leveraging on our strong Services base, we are extending our leading position into New Services areas such as Managed Services and Systems Integration