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. Hans Vestberg carconnectivityconsumer Change image and share on social
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. Hans Vestberg 16thanymoreceo share on social
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. Hans Vestberg awaredemandinternet Change image and share on social
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. Hans Vestberg clearcomplexitycreate share on social
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. Hans Vestberg companylevelmove Change image and share on social
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!' Hans Vestberg createendenergy share on social
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. Hans Vestberg 000basicallybubble Change image and share on social
Today there are two points where a car manufacturer has interaction with you as an owner of a car. One, you buy the car. Two, you go to the car shop to repair the car. Hans Vestberg buycarinteraction Change image and share on social
For us, it is very important all the time that our core business is really good but that we don't stop moving. Hans Vestberg businesscoregood Change image and share on social
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. Hans Vestberg customerdistributionipad Change image and share on social