Technology Consulting – What Is That?

The first part of my summer internship working as a Business Analyst for Ericsson began with a long explanation of what needs to be done before I arrive to the office at the end of the month. First things first, Ericsson is a company with 100,000 employees spread across the globe whose primary business is production and implementation of telecommunications radio equipment. Ericsson worked with most of the carriers you are very familiar with to enable you to read this blog using their LTE technology, for example. As setting up an antenna with radio equipment isn’t cheap, business cases need to be developed for almost each and every spot where the carrier thinks it would be beneficial to provide coverage. With no previous experience in the telecommunications industry, I was assigned to research two carriers and compare them on several criteria. The first part of the research was focusing on press releases and social media presence to determine the presence of both carriers and their interaction with the consumers. My mentor checks in with me once a week to set goals for the next week, discuss deliverables and explain the plan for the next part of the research. I’m really looking forward to meeting him in person in a few weeks.