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Recode radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher.

I'm Cara Swisher, executive editor of Recode.

You may know me best as the Pope's social media advisor on his recent trips to the United

States, but in my spare time I talk tech.

And you're listening to Recode Decode, a podcast about Silicon Valley's key players, big

ideas, and how they are changing the world we live in.

Today's guest in the red chair is Hans Vesberg, CEO of Ericsson.

He is a man and a hurry.

His company is already the leader in providing the equipment for this generation of cellular

technology.

But as he said, at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we want to be the

winner in the second phase as well.

Vesberg, who joined Ericsson in 1988 and served as CFO from 2007 to 2009, before becoming

CEO, has broad international experience, having held various management positions for Ericsson

in China, Brazil, Mexico, and the US.

He's the leading advocate for the Millennium Development Goals and for the potential of mobility

and broadband to tackle some of the world's most compelling issues, including poverty,

health, education, and climate change.

He's here in New York with us this week, where he's attending the UN conference, and he's

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