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" Our take was that if we are going to support our customers, we have to help them with video distribution, whether that is iPad, TV, small screen or large screen. "

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" India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D. "

" For us, we are moving a company that has been around for 137 years to the next level so that we can be there for the next 137 years. "

" For every $10 you reduce the price of the smartphone, 100 million more people will buy them. "

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" I believe mobile technology has a much broader role to play. It could solve some of the biggest problems on earth. "

" The IT bubble is the IT bubble, and of course, we became a company that contracted dramatically in 2001 and 2002: we basically came down by 45,000 people - a dramatic ramp-down. "

" For us, it is very important all the time that our core business is really good but that we don't stop moving. "

" I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there. "

" When I came into the CEO office, I basically changed the entire management team. We knew that we had to change the company, so we needed a new set of leaders. "

" It is users that are driving the networks with innovations on top of the networks and with innovations in the devices space. This is very healthy. "

" No day is similar to another, but usually mail is part of my start of the day. Our company never sleeps: we have business in 180 countries, so there are no real mornings or nights. "

" What was really tough for me was that Lars Magnus Ericsson founded Ericsson in 1876; we've always had a consumer product. And I'm the 16th CEO of Ericsson, and I decided that we don't have any consumer products anymore. "

" Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside. "

" By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa. "

" There are so many devices that can receive video, creating complexities, because suddenly you can have a TV, laptop, smartphone, pads. And they are of different sizes. It's clear that you need to standardise and get a much more efficient TV delivery. "

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" When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets. "

" We want to be number one, from the ingestion of content to the play-out to any type of channel. Everything between there, you should see Ericsson if you are a broadcaster, telecoms operator, or cable operator. "

" You can always think that we're old and not innovative, but there is no company that can limp on for 139 years without being creative and having the genes to change. "

" We do a lot of consumer research. Consumers believe the smartphone will be the remote, meaning that it will orchestrate a lot of things. So maybe you will take your connectivity with you to the car. "

" We have the global scale, but not everyone has 4G in the world. "

" In order to have the next generation of modems, you would need to pour in even more R&D spending. We came to the conclusion that we're going to have a tough time to really see that we are going to succeed in the modems business. "

" I need to build my team around my weaknesses. "

" Men can't do much to change; we have to wear suits, although I never wear a tie, apart from in Asia sometimes. So I decided to grow my hair. "

" I manage my business; politicians are doing their business. I can only work within their rules and regulations. I can't pick up a political fight. "

" We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term. "

" Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies. "

" Historically, the mobile industry has been focused on the consumer, getting better performance and throughput to their devices. "

" You're going to see this 'Internet of things' start demanding network performance and making the networks much more aware of what is on top of them. "

" I believe in free trade. I don't support regulating trade prices between different regions. Our point of view is we don't want trade barriers between different countries. "

" I read mails throughout the day but answer mails more in the morning and evening. "