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" 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. "

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" It is very difficult for me to speculate as to how long it will take for the LTE-TDD ecosystem to mature. Of course, the whole industry is speaking of scale and a combination of scale in order to get more efficiency in the ecosystem. "

" I said we're going to leave phones, and so we did. We sold it to Sony. "

" It's always great to have a purpose of a meeting and an ending for it, but it's even more important to be present and have an engagement on the topic you're doing, to create an environment and energy around that meeting, so everybody goes from there, 'That's great; we can take it forward!' "

" We need to understand what innovation will be built on top of our networks. "

" If I am in Sweden, I try to get home to be with my children. I can do work after that from home. "

" 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. "

" You don't need to recall 100,000 cars because you need to fix something. That can be done with a download of software. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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 was taking a break from university so I could play handball full-time for a year. "

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

" My mail address is open for anyone, and I read all my mails by myself. "

" 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. "

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

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

" When I look into the Ericsson's mobility report that has predictions till 2018, the majority of people having mobile broadband by 2018 will be on 3G. "

" I have rules for everything. "

" 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. "

" When it comes to meetings and preparing for that, it doesn't matter if it's a meeting with the U.N.; with a large operator, CEO, or chairman; or if I have an internal meeting - in all cases, I know that the energy and the engagement in every discussion is extremely important. "

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

" 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. "