Ericsson reports developments across mobile network infrastructure, cloud software and enterprise communications services. Company updates commonly cover 5G Core and radio access network deployments for communications service providers, quarterly financial reporting, annual general meeting actions, and capital-allocation matters.
News also includes activity from Vonage, Ericsson's wholly owned subsidiary within Business Area Global Communications Platform. Vonage updates focus on network APIs, communications APIs, CPaaS, CCaaS and UCaaS tools used by enterprises and developers to embed voice, video, messaging, customer engagement and automation into digital services.
Ericsson (ERIC) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of SEK 59.478 billion, with growth led primarily by higher Networks sales. Sales rose 6% year over year; organic growth, excluding acquisition, divestment and currency effects, was 7%. Net income fell 49% to SEK 5.797 billion, and diluted earnings per share declined to SEK 1.770 from SEK 3.330. The prior-year quarter included a divestment gain of SEK 1.72 per share.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization fell to SEK 10.121 billion, but increased excluding the prior-year SEK 7.6 billion capital gain. Reported gross margin fell to 47.1% from 47.6%. Free cash flow before acquisitions and divestments declined 26% to SEK 4.902 billion; net cash rose 17% to SEK 60.687 billion. Ericsson announced a simpler operating structure and expects higher component costs to weigh on gross margin next year.
Ericsson (ERIC) will combine its Asian market areas into a new Asia-Pacific unit on January 1, 2027, led by Patrick Johansson. The unit will bring together North East Asia and South East Asia, Oceania and India. Ericsson intends the restructuring to improve customer focus and cost efficiency.
The Enterprise Wireless Solutions portfolio will move to other parts of Ericsson. Neutral Host solutions and Ericsson Private 5G will join Business Area Networks; Wireless WAN will remain a standalone business reporting to Americas head Yossi Cohen. Åsa Tamsons, Chafic Nassif and Andres Vicente will support the transition and leave their current Executive Team positions on December 31, 2026.
Ericsson (ERIC) repurchased 7,917,288 Class B shares during October 5–9, 2026, under its existing share buyback program. The purchases totaled SEK 746,353,207.57, at a weighted average price of SEK 94.2688 per share. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe executed all purchases on Nasdaq Stockholm.
The program covers up to SEK 15,000,000,000 and runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest. Following these purchases, treasury holdings reached 125,805,951 Class B shares. The board intends to propose cancellation of repurchased shares at the 2027 Annual General Meeting, except those used to fulfill share-related incentive obligations.
Ericsson (ERIC) repurchased 9,370,000 Class B shares during the period September 28 through October 2, 2026. The purchases totaled SEK 872,234,451.60, at a weighted average price of SEK 93.0880 per share.
The purchases form part of an existing buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000, running from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE executed all purchases on Nasdaq Stockholm. Ericsson now holds 117,888,663 Class B treasury shares. The board intends to propose cancellation of repurchased shares to the 2027 Annual General Meeting, excluding those used for share-related incentive programs.
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will publish its third-quarter 2026 financial report at approximately 7:00 AM CEST on October 15, 2026. President and CEO Per Narvinger and CFO Lars Sandström will discuss the results and take questions during a live video webcast at 9:00 AM CEST for analysts, investors and journalists. The webcast will be available on demand afterward.
Ericsson (ERIC) repurchased 500,000 Class B shares between September 21 and September 25, 2026, under its existing buyback program.
The purchases cost SEK 48,280,770 at a weighted average price of SEK 96.5615 per share. The program allows repurchases of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 and runs through March 31, 2027, at the latest. Ericsson now holds 108,518,663 Class B shares in treasury. Its board intends to propose cancelling repurchased shares other than those used to meet share-related incentive obligations at the 2027 annual general meeting.
Ericsson (ERIC), through its Vonage unit, is integrating Vonage-powered Branded Calling into the Epic Hello World voice communication platform.
The solution uses the Vonage Voice API to display verified provider information, including a healthcare organization’s name, logo and reason for calling, on supported mobile devices before a call is answered. Health systems using Hello World have used automated outreach to help prevent more than 3.4 million missed appointments over the last 12 months. Epic notes that early Branded Calling adopters report call answer rates approaching 45%, while one provider recorded more than 220 rescheduled appointments via automated outreach, a 14% conversion rate. The companies present Branded Calling as a way to distinguish legitimate outreach from spam, improve patient engagement and increase appointment utilization.
Ericsson (ERIC) repurchased 500,000 Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm during September 14–18, 2026, for a total of SEK 49,775,660.
The weighted average purchase price over the week was SEK 99.5513 per share, with 100,000 shares acquired each trading day. These repurchases form part of Ericsson’s previously announced share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000, running from April 23, 2026, to March 31, 2027, at the latest. The Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that repurchased shares, except those needed for share-related incentive programs, be cancelled. Following these transactions, Ericsson holds 108,018,663 Class B shares in treasury out of a total 3,371,351,735 shares.
Ericsson (ERIC) signed a four-year network modernization agreement with Nex-Tech Wireless to upgrade about 85 percent of Nex-Tech’s rural Kansas RAN footprint and support a 5G Standalone (SA) launch.
The project uses Ericsson Radio System products, including the AI-capable RAN Processor 6655 and latest 4G/5G SA RAN software, to boost throughput, lower latency and improve FDD/TDD coverage. On the core side, the deal expands Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core on its Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution and adds roaming capabilities and the Ericsson Telco DataOps Platform to support accurate billing and revenue management. The companies position the agreement as a scalable, “future-proof” architecture enabling new hosting capabilities for other mobile operators and supporting subscriber growth and monetization opportunities in rural markets.
Vonage (ERIC) has been named a Major Provider in the newly defined Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX) category by Aragon Research.
The ICX concept unifies Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC) and Intelligent Contact Center (ICC) into a single, AI‑integrated platform that replaces fragmented communication stacks. Aragon defines ICX as comprising four layers: core capabilities (enterprise voice, HD video, persistent messaging), an ICX Engine orchestrating interactions across the organization, an AI Fabric for analytics, coaching and automation, and an Agentic Channel that supports both human and AI agents. Aragon projects the ICX platform market to reach $251.83 billion by 2031, with up to 40% of growth driven by legacy system replacement.