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Ericsson develops technology for mobile networks, including radio networks that carry 5G traffic. It works with customers and partners to develop programmable networks using open technologies and cloud computing.
Research and development supports its network technology and patent portfolio. Companies using its patented technology pay for licenses, which Ericsson grants worldwide on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.
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Ericsson’s results hinge on mobile operators’ network investment and cellular patent royalties, while Huawei is an important equipment rival missing from this list.
Nokia and Ericsson compete for mobile operators’ worldwide spending on equipment that connects phones to their networks. Watch Nokia’s radio-access network business for the strength of 5G upgrade demand and competition for those orders.
AT&T’s large multiyear purchase of Ericsson radio-access equipment makes its network rollout and spending central to Ericsson’s U.S. demand. AT&T sells wireless service and devices to U.S. subscribers; watch its network investment and rollout plans rather than handset sales alone.
Verizon buys Ericsson radio-network equipment, so its wireless investment plans signal demand for Ericsson. Verizon sells communications services to consumers and businesses; watch spending on the mobile network that also delivers its fixed wireless broadband.
América Móvil’s network expansion and operation bring equipment and service orders to Ericsson, one of its key suppliers. The operator sells mobile and fixed communications services; watch its network expansion and upgrade spending, especially across Latin America.
Ceragon Networks Ltd competes with Ericsson for operators’ orders for equipment that carries traffic between mobile-network sites. Its sales to wireless service providers offer a view of demand for more transport capacity, while its reports on pricing show the pressure in this market.
Aviat Networks, Inc. competes with Ericsson to sell operators networks that carry traffic over microwave and millimeter-wave links. Watch its telecom-operator orders and commentary on prices and financing terms for signs of demand and competitive pressure in wireless transport.
Qualcomm and Ericsson both collect fees for allowing manufacturers to use essential cellular patents, so mobile-device volumes and licensing terms affect both. Qualcomm also sells chips to manufacturers; its cellular patent licensing revenue is the more relevant line to watch for Ericsson’s royalties.
Amdocs Limited competes with Ericsson for communications providers’ spending on software and services that handle billing and network operations. Watch its operator projects to replace or modernize these systems for a read on the software budgets Ericsson also pursues.
Ribbon Communications Inc. competes with Ericsson to help operators control voice traffic between networks, modernize networks and automate operations. Its Cloud and Edge business sells voice software, equipment and services to providers and enterprises; watch its shift from legacy hardware to cloud-based software for where this competition is moving.
TELUS buys Ericsson’s technology for the central systems running its nationwide Canadian standalone 5G network. TELUS earns mobile service revenue from subscribers; progress on this deployment is the direct signal to watch for Ericsson’s 5G core business.
BCE, Inc.’s Bell business uses Ericsson alongside Nokia to build its Canadian 5G network, so Bell’s rollout matters to Ericsson but is not exclusively its business. Bell sells mobile plans and devices; watch expansion of its 5G and 5G+ coverage for progress on that deployment.
AT&T Inc. earningsT
AT&T’s report will show whether its U.S. wireless network investment and rollout continue to support demand for Ericsson’s radio equipment.
Look at AT&T’s network investment and wireless rollout, not just device sales. Continued spending and deployment would support demand for Ericsson’s radio equipment; cuts or delays would weaken that signal, though they would not by themselves prove Ericsson has lost an order.
Nokia Corporation earningsNOK
Nokia’s report will show the strength of operator demand for radio-access equipment and the competition Ericsson faces for those orders.
Look at Nokia’s radio-access network sales and related order trends. Stronger results would suggest active operator upgrade demand, but Nokia is also competing for those orders, so they do not show that Ericsson benefited. Weaker results would point to a softer market, not prove that Ericsson gained share.
Ribbon Communications Inc. earningsRBBN
Ribbon Communications Inc.’s report will show whether providers and enterprises are putting more budget into cloud voice and network-management offerings that compete with Ericsson’s.
Within Ribbon’s Cloud and Edge business, compare cloud-based software and services with legacy hardware. Growth in cloud offerings would show customers buying more of the tools that compete with Ericsson’s, sharpening that competition; a business still weighted toward legacy hardware, or one that weakens overall, would point to a slower shift or softer demand.
Qualcomm Inc earningsQCOM
Qualcomm’s cellular patent licensing revenue will offer a read on manufacturers’ payments for cellular rights, a useful reference for Ericsson’s own patent-licensing business.
Focus on Qualcomm’s cellular patent licensing revenue and its explanation for any change. Stronger revenue would show continued support for this kind of licensing business, a favorable industry reference for Ericsson; weaker revenue could reflect device volumes or licensing arrangements, but would not establish that Ericsson’s own licensing revenue moved the same way.
Telus Corporation earningsTU
TELUS’s report will show whether its Canadian standalone 5G rollout is progressing, supporting deployment demand for Ericsson’s 5G core technology.
Look at TELUS’s standalone 5G deployment progress alongside network investment. Advancing rollout with continued spending would support demand for Ericsson’s core-network technology; delays or reduced investment would weaken that deployment signal.
Ceragon Networks Ltd earningsCRNT
Ceragon Networks Ltd.’s report will show operator demand and pricing for equipment that carries traffic between mobile-network sites, a market where it competes with Ericsson.
Read Ceragon’s sales to wireless providers alongside its pricing. Rising sales with stable prices would point to solid demand for capacity between network sites; rising sales with weaker prices would show demand accompanied by tougher competition. Falling sales and pricing pressure would signal a harder market for Ericsson’s competing transport equipment.
Amdocs Limited earningsDOX
Amdocs Limited’s report will show whether communications providers are advancing billing and network-operations projects that compete with Ericsson for software and services spending.
Look for whether Amdocs’s operator projects are advancing system replacements or upgrades. Active projects would show providers still spending on billing and network-operations software, where Ericsson also competes; delays or fewer projects would point to tighter budgets or slower demand, reducing opportunities for both.
