Ericsson: Networks remain key to growth
By Li Weitao (China Daily)Updated: 2006-11-28 15:37 Ericsson may not be as well known to average consumers as rivals such as Motorola or Nokia, but the Swedish giant has long been the leading firm in the telecom equipment market, a more lucrative sector than mobile phones.
Boosting Ericsson's share of an increasingly consolidated market may not be
an easy task for Chief Executive Officer Carl-Henric Svanberg. In the past
months, the industry has seen Lucent merge with Alcatel and Nokia and Siemens
combine its network businesses, partly triggered by Ericsson's decision to
acquire Britain's Marconi last year. Such mergers could put the heat on
Ericsson.
 Ericsson's chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg speaks during an Ericsson shareholders meeting in Stockholm April 10, 2006. [Reuters]  |
However, Svanberg, in an interview with China Daily, said he is confident that Ericsson will continue to hold onto its leading position in the telecom equipment market, as well as the top spot in China, which has been coveted by rivals such as Alcatel, Nokia and Siemens.
That's because Ericsson, since spinning off its handset business to form a joint venture with Sony, has been focusing on the telecom equipment market and investing more than any of its rivals in related technologies and research and development (R&D), Svanberg explained.
And as Alcatel, Lucent, Nokia and Siemens are busy integrating their
businesses, that might open a door for Ericsson to grab new business
opportunities and expand its market share.
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