27 Quotes by Borje Ekholm

5G will come. We can debate when in certain parts of the world. But it's quite clear that the race is heating up in North America and Northeast Asia.

If you think broadly about business, population size is a very important factor.

It's often taken for granted that the most dominant tech companies control the world's most important technology and communications platforms. Instead, the truth is that these giants run on top of the world's most important platform: the mobile communications networks.

The power of change that mobile technology unleashes is extraordinary.

In my experience over the past 30 years in business, investment decisions can be slowed or stopped due to unpredictability in laws and regulatory framework or if free trade and competition is hampered or access to capital restricted.

Having spent almost 25 years in different roles within Investor, I have truly enjoyed working with creating long-term value in our companies.

As an engineer by training, turning down the offer - getting to lead Ericsson, one of Sweden's greatest companies - is impossible.

If I would have to sacrifice R&D investments to fulfill a goal, that would be the wrong goal to have.

You need to invest in areas where you can be the market leader because then you get a disproportionate share of the economics when you are.