Editing Ericsson (section)

==Research and development==
Ericsson has structured its R&D in three levels depending on when products or technologies will be introduced to customers and users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/technology_insights |title=Technology and Research Insights |access-date=2016-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101000410/http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/technology_insights |archive-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2019}} Its research and development organization is part of 'Group Function Technology' and addresses several facets of network architecture: wireless access networks; radio access technologies; broadband technologies; packet technologies; multimedia technologies; services software; EMF safety and sustainability; security; and global services.<ref name="research">{{cite web |url=http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/research |title=Our Research Areas |date=15 March 2016 |publisher=Ericsson |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501093205/http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/research |url-status=live }}</ref> The head of research since 2012 is [[Sara Mazur]].<ref>[http://www.ericsson.com/news/1652330 New Head of Ericsson Research appointed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529053622/http://www.ericsson.com/news/1652330 |date=29 May 2016 }}. Ericsson press release, 25 October 2012</ref>

Group Function Technology holds research co-operations with several major universities and research institutes including [[Lund University]] in Sweden, [[Eötvös Loránd University]] in Hungary and [[Beijing Institute of Technology]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research-and-innovation/business-and-innovation |title=Business and innovation |publisher=Lund University |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=3 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803113208/http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research-and-innovation/business-and-innovation |url-status=live }}</ref> Ericsson also holds research co-operations within several European research programs such as [[GigaWam]] and [[OASE]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ericsson.com/careers/student/rd_program |title=Early Career Program &#124; Students & Young Professionals &#124; Ericsson Careers |publisher=Ericsson |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428113002/http://www.ericsson.com/careers/student/rd_program |archive-date=28 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ericsson holds 33,000 granted patents and is the number-one holder of GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, and LTE essential patents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/patents |title=Patents |publisher=Ericsson |date=2016-11-05 |access-date=2016-11-11 |archive-date=8 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508165308/http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/patents |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, the [[World Intellectual Property Organization|World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)]]’s Annual PCT Review ranked Ericsson's number of patent applications published under the [[Patent Cooperation Treaty|PCT System]] as 7th in the world, with 1,863 [[patent application]]s being published during 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCT Yearly Review 2024 |url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-901-2024-en-patent-cooperation-treaty-yearly-review-2024.pdf |page=39}}</ref>

Ericsson hosts a developer program called Ericsson Developer Connection designed to encourage development of applications and services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericsson.com/developer/sub/about/index.html |title=About our developer program |publisher=Ericsson |access-date=9 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310212801/http://www.ericsson.com/developer/sub/about/index.html |archive-date=10 March 2010 }}</ref> Ericsson also has an open innovation initiative for beta applications and beta API's & tools called Ericsson Labs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3004745/boost-internal-innovation-ericsson-thinks-inside-boxes|title=To Boost Internal Innovation, Ericsson Thinks Inside The Boxes|date=2013-04-16|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US|archive-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131130/https://www.fastcompany.com/3004745/boost-internal-innovation-ericsson-thinks-inside-boxes|url-status=live}}</ref> The company hosts several internal innovation competitions among its employees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3004745/boost-internal-innovation-ericsson-thinks-inside-boxes|title=To Boost Internal Innovation, Ericsson Thinks Inside The Boxes|date=2013-04-16|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en-US|archive-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131130/https://www.fastcompany.com/3004745/boost-internal-innovation-ericsson-thinks-inside-boxes|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2022, it was announced that Ericsson and Intel are pooling R&D excellence to create high-performing Cloud RAN solutions. The organisations have pooled to launch a tech hub in California, USA. The hub focuses on the benefits that Ericsson Cloud RAN and Intel technology can bring to: improving energy efficiency and network performance, reducing time to market, and monetizing new business opportunities such as enterprise applications.<ref>{{cite journal|date=17 May 2022|url=https://www.telecomtv.com/content/open-ran/ericsson-and-intel-launch-global-cloud-ran-tech-hub-44483/|title=Ericsson and Intel launch global Cloud RAN Tech Hub|journal=Telecom TV|access-date=18 May 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517192300/https://www.telecomtv.com/content/open-ran/ericsson-and-intel-launch-global-cloud-ran-tech-hub-44483/|url-status=live}}</ref>