The difference is that we are going to provide it to the market, this is predominately to see that we give a competitive edge for our customers, the carriers. Hans Vestberg More Quotes by Hans Vestberg More Quotes From Hans Vestberg 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. Hans Vestberg newteamchangemanagement 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. Hans Vestberg viewfreesupportbelieve 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 goyoucartoday India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D. Hans Vestberg marketonlyindiaimportant I have rules for everything. Hans Vestberg ruleseverything 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. Hans Vestberg changehairsometimesmen The infrastructure we provide is the same in a remote town in Africa or New York or an archipelago in Sweden: we use the same system, and the chips inside the phone are the same. Hans Vestberg insidephoneafricanew Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside. Hans Vestberg insidephonewillyou 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 youcarresearchbelieve You don't need to recall 100,000 cars because you need to fix something. That can be done with a download of software. Hans Vestberg needsomethingyoudone 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 performancestartyouinternet 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 goinghelpsmallsupport 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. Hans Vestberg everythingseeyouwant I was taking a break from university so I could play handball full-time for a year. Hans Vestberg yearuniversitybreakplay 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 goodbusinesstimemoving 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. Hans Vestberg thinkyoucreativechange We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term. Hans Vestberg thinktechnologywanttime Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies. Hans Vestberg confidenceremembercountryworld I need to build my team around my weaknesses. Hans Vestberg weaknessesbuildneedteam I said we're going to leave phones, and so we did. We sold it to Sony. Hans Vestberg goingleavephonessaid
