# Ericsson Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company that acquired [[wiki/Telcordia Technologies|Telcordia Technologies]] (formerly [[wiki/Bellcore|Bellcore]]) in 2012. The core numbering and routing division of Telcordia became [[wiki/Iconectiv|Iconectiv]]. Ericsson's acquisition represents one of the international branches of the [[wiki/Bell Labs|Bell Labs]] corporate genealogy. Referenced in [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]].