Editing Ericsson (section)

===Rebuilding and growing (2003–2018)===
The emergence of full mobile Internet began a period of growth for the global telecom industry, including Ericsson. After the launch of 3G services in 2003,<ref>{{cite news |last=Pike |first=Rebecca |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2856127.stm |title=Business &#124; Italians pick up first 3G mobile phones |work=BBC News |date=2003-03-17 |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602081806/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2856127.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2808761.stm |title=Technology &#124; 3G goes live in the UK |work=BBC News |date=2003-03-03 |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602065440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2808761.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> people started to access the Internet using their telephones.

Ericsson was working on ways to improve [[WCDMA]] as operators were buying and rolling it out; it was the first generation of 3G access. New advances included IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and the next evolution of WCDMA, called [[High-Speed Packet Access]] (HSPA). It was initially deployed in the download version called [[HSDPA]]; the technology spread from the first test calls in the US in late 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=1050 |title=Cingular HSDPA Test Successful |publisher=Phone Scoop |date=2005-01-04 |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=12 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112040815/http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=1050 |url-status=live }}</ref> to 59 commercial networks in September 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/publications/review/2006_03/06.shtml |title=HSDPA performance and evolution |publisher=Ericsson |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222013506/https://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/publications/review/2006_03/06.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> HSPA would provide the world's first mobile broadband.

In July 2016, [[Hans Vestberg]] stepped down as Ericsson's CEO after heading the company for six years. Jan Frykhammar, who had been working for the company since 1991 stepped in as interim CEO while Ericsson searched for a full-time replacement.<ref>Brian Heater, TechCrunch. "[https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/25/ericsson-ceo/ Ericsson's CEO steps down as the company begins search for a replacement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618170133/https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/25/ericsson-ceo/ |date=18 June 2018 }}." 25 July 2016. 25 July 2016.</ref> On 16 January 2017, following Ericsson's announcement on 26 October 2016, new CEO [[Börje Ekholm]] started and interim CEO Jan Frykhammar stepped down the following day.<ref>Ericsson AB. "[https://www.ericsson.com/news/2051527 Ericsson's Board names Börje Ekholm new President and CEO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027144847/https://www.ericsson.com/news/2051527 |date=27 October 2016 }}." 26 October 2016. 26 October 2016.</ref>

In June 2018, Ericsson, Inc. and Ericsson AB have agreed to pay $145,893 to settle potential civil liability for an apparent violation of the [[International Emergency Economic Powers Act]] (IEEPA) and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 538 (SSR).1<ref>Treasury Civil Penalty information "https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/CivPen/Documents/20180606_ericsson.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232239/https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/CivPen/Documents/20180606_ericsson.pdf |date=13 July 2018 }}"</ref>