Hans Vestberg

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. ”

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. ”

For us to stay competitive, we're transforming our services business to be reliable and flexible. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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

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

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

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

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. ”