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In an industry wracked with consolidation and tough economic realities, Ericsson’s been an unusually steady force — probably thanks to the fact that it’s a giant in wireless infrastructure — so we’re pretty confident in saying that the departure of CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg to become head honcho over at BP isn’t an indication that there’s trouble brewing in the ranks. That’s especially true considering that Svanberg will stay on as CEO until the end of the year and will remain on Ericsson’s board beyond that. Replacing him will be up-and-comer Hans Vestberg, who currently serves as CFO — so it’s not that big of a move, and apparently one that’s been expected among Ericsson’s watchers for some time. How this’ll ultimately affect the dynamic between Ericsson and fellow joint-venture parent Sony is unclear, but if this means we can get a PSP phone faster, we’re totally behind ya, Hans.
[Via mocoNews]
CEO out, CFO moves up at Ericsson originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, Apple, iPhone OS, Android, LTE
The last time we heard from Ivan Seidenberg, he was letting Sprint know precisely what he thought of it. This go ’round, in a new ‘Charlie Rose’ interview, the Verizon chief is being entirely more coy. In speaking to recent political happenings, he mentions that the communication coming from the citizens of Iran is “a great thing,” and he also notes that attempts to block internet use “can’t work long term” as the “power of the people will override that without any question.” Sort of comical given VZW’s prior persistence to cripple phones in spite of consumer backlash, but we digress. He also dodged (with great skill, might we add) questions on whether Verizon Wireless would carry the iPhone, noting that it was “Apple’s decision” on whether it would build one to support the company’s forthcoming LTE network. As for Android? He did confess that recent reports of a Motorola handset coming its way “might be true,” which is CEO speak for “oh, that’s absolutely happening.” Hop on past the break for a video of the whole shakedown.
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Verizon’s CEO sidesteps questions on iPhone, Android handset originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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