It doesn’t mean that every single contract immediately has [no impact]. As we expand services we believe we will [also] hold up margins at that end.

We have come down a percentage point or so (in operating margins). That is a reflection of stronger competition.

There is no doubt Microsoft will be a big player in this market.

If GSM was the beginning of a mass market for mobile telephony, HSDPA marks the beginning of a mass market for high-speed mobile broadband.

We’re strongly committed to China. We care about the society, … We’ve pandas we take care of and MBA students whose education we help fund. We look forward to strengthening our position here.

Our customers will benefit substantially.

China doesn’t show any growth this year and could even show a decrease by the end of the year.

China is still the market with the largest potential, … It adds about five million mobile phone users a month.

The market continues to show good development.

Ericsson and Marconi know each other well and have had a successful partnership for over 10 years, … We bring together two pioneering telecom companies with a combined heritage of more than two centuries in...

It should be something quite compelling should we do something,

The traffic growth in the world’s mobile networks is expected to continue as a result of both new services and new subscribers. For 2006 we continue to believe that the global mobile systems market, measured...

Through our early lead in services we have gained a strong position with an exciting growth potential.

Now they need a new alternative.

When you have a crisis, the crisis itself becomes one of your biggest asset if that crisis is bad enough. Everyone get very modest and humble and listens. If you need do rough things, you...

The little problem is that the authorities plan to give out three licenses for four operators. Since each operator does not know what its future is, they are probably also holding back on 2G demand,

Marconi invented the radio and that is … the reason we are here today,

Western Europe will be flattish this year. After a consolidation there is typically a period of slowdown when the operators are considering their positions.

We’re all waiting for the 3G licenses in China,

The technology and the services go hand-in-hand. That is very hard to copy.

This was really a breakthrough year for services. We see great potential in managed services where we do take over and operate the networks for the operators.

It has been a bit of an in-between year in China. The operators are waiting to roll out their 3G networks, but subscriber growth is strong,

The acquisition of the Marconi businesses has a compelling strategic logic and is a robust financial case. As fixed and mobile services converge, our customers will substantially benefit from this powerful combination.

We have concluded another good year with strong sales, earnings and cash flow.

We see an interesting opportunity there.

So the carriers are uncertain about their future, which is holding back investment.