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Ericsson AB, a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment, is to cut 5,000 jobs worldwide, of which about 1,000 in Sweden, primarily in Stockholm. The Swedish firm said in a statement that "Cost reductions will be achieved through reduction of the number of consultants and other temporary staff, consolidation of R&D sites and layoffs".
Ericsson AB is one of the world-leading providers of telecommunication and data communication systems. It has around 74,000 worldwide.
Sources
22 January 2009: Il Sole 24 Ore
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Ericsson, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 67973, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67973.