Ericsson — ~28 prefixes (MA-L); telecom infrastructure, parent of Cradlepoint
Summary
- // what this is
- Ericsson AB is registered to MAC prefix
98:A4:04and 27 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with98:A4:04, that block was registered by Ericsson AB — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- An Ericsson AB OUI is a carrier-infrastructure signal (RAN/transport/core); rare in enterprise LANs except in operator or lab environments. Cradlepoint cellular-WAN gear appears under its own OUIs.
About this vendor.
Ericsson holds about 28 MA-L blocks registered as "Ericsson AB" at Torshamnsgatan 36, Stockholm, Sweden, plus regional registrant strings such as "Ericsson, EAB/RWI/K" (e.g., 90:55:AE, Gävle). Verified samples include 98:A4:04, 54:9B:72, 1C:90:BE, 74:C9:9A, and 90:55:AE. These OUIs appear on carrier/telecom infrastructure (5G/LTE base stations, radio, core networking, microwave/transport) and, via its Cradlepoint subsidiary, on enterprise cellular WAN gear. Ericsson completed its acquisition of US-based Cradlepoint on 2 November 2020 for an enterprise value of about USD 1.1 billion, and Cradlepoint retains its own OUIs (cross-reference the Cradlepoint entry from Batch 007). The legal parent is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, while the operating entity for OUIs is Ericsson AB (with some blocks under regional unit codes). For triage, an Ericsson AB OUI is a carrier-infrastructure signal (RAN/transport/core) and is rare in enterprise LANs except in operator or lab environments, while Ericsson's cellular-WAN gear appears under the Cradlepoint OUIs instead.
- IEEE assignment
- ~28 prefixes → "Ericsson AB", plus regional strings like "Ericsson, EAB/RWI/K", registered Stockholm, Sweden [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; ~28 blocks [Confirmed] — maclookup.app (IEEE-sourced)
- HQ / country
- Torshamnsgatan 36, Stockholm SE-164 80, Sweden [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Company status
- active; acquired Cradlepoint 2020-11-02 (~USD 1.1B enterprise value); Cradlepoint retains its own OUIs [Confirmed] — cradlepoint.com, prnewswire.com
- Device types
- carrier/telecom infrastructure (5G/LTE base stations, radio, core networking, microwave/transport); enterprise cellular WAN via Cradlepoint [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Notable products
- RAN base stations, radio/transport, core networking
- Verified prefix sample
- 98:A4:04, 54:9B:72, 1C:90:BE, 74:C9:9A, 90:55:AE [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Special note
- Multiple registrant strings (Ericsson AB plus regional unit codes like "EAB/RWI/K"). Legal parent is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson; operating entity for OUIs is Ericsson AB. The IEEE registry publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed]
- Related vendors
- Cradlepoint (subsidiary since 2020-11-02); LG-Ericsson (historical JV — separate OUIs)
- Analyst note
- An Ericsson AB OUI is a carrier-infrastructure signal (RAN/transport/core); rare in enterprise LANs except in operator or lab environments. Cradlepoint cellular-WAN gear appears under its own OUIs.