
Shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson – ADR (NASDAQ:ERIC) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat third-quarter results. Ericsson and Vodafone also announced a major five-year programmable networks partnership.
The company reported quarterly earnings of 35 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 14 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.910 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.900 billion.