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Ericsson

Also Known As Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
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Swedish multinational telecommunications company founded by Lars Magnus Ericsson in 1876 as a telegraph and telephone instrument repair workshop in central Stockholm. During the 1980s, a project at Ericsson's own Computer Science Laboratory, seeking language features that made telecommunications systems easier to program, led Joe Armstrong, Robert Virding and Mike Williams to develop the Erlang programming language there in 1986. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Company Type
Telecommunications equipment and networking company 1
Founded Year
1876 1
Headquarters
Kista, Stockholm, Sweden 1
Connections

Founded By

Lars Magnus Ericsson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Ericsson

Led By

Lars Magnus Ericsson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Lars Magnus Ericsson

Operates In

Telecommunications Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Ericsson
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Computing Atlas: Erlang, is where this subject originated.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, located there.
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1. Wikipedia, Ericsson
Wikipedia
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    Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (lit. 'Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson'), commonly known as Ericsson
  • In Category: Companies and Brands
  • Founded By: Lars Magnus Ericsson
  • Operates In: Telecommunications Industry
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Erlang.org, Academic and Historical Questions FAQ
Erlang.org (Ericsson / OTP)Academic and Historical Questions
Quote, Academic and Historical Questions
During the 1980s there was a project at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory which aimed to find out what aspects of computer languages made it easier to program telecommunications systems.
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Wikipedia, Lars Magnus Ericsson
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Frequently Asked Questions

What programming language came out of Ericsson's own research lab?

Ericsson, founded by Lars Magnus Ericsson in 1876 as a telegraph and telephone instrument repair workshop in Stockholm, ran a project at its own Computer Science Laboratory during the 1980s that looked for language features making telecommunications systems easier to program. That project led Joe Armstrong, Robert Virding and Mike Williams to develop the Erlang programming language there in 1986.
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