CVC - Ericsson GITPRO April 2014 Pradip Shankar Ericsson Strategic Investments Ericsson – Corporate Overview organization CEO Hans Vestberg Strategic Projects – Rima Qureshi GROUP FUNCTIONS Communications – Helena Norrman Sales & Marketing – Jan Wäreby Finance – Jan Frykhammar Strategy – Douglas L Gilstrap Human Resources – Bina Chaurasia Technology – Ulf Ewaldsson Legal Affairs – Nina Macpherson Business Excellence & Common Functions – Anders Thulin Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility – Elaine Weidman-Grunewald BUSINESS UNIT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS Per Borgklint RESEARCH Sara Mazur BUSINESS UNIT GLOBAL SERVICES Magnus Mandersson BUSINESS UNIT NETWORKS Johan Wibergh REGIONS North America – Angel Ruiz Latin America – Sergio Quiroga da Cunha Mediterranean – Nunzio Mirtillo Western & Central Europe – Valter D’Avino Northern Europe & Central Asia – Robert Puskaric Middle East – Anders Lindblad Sub-Saharan Africa – Fredrik Jejdling India – Chris Houghton South East Asia & Oceania – Arun Bansal North East Asia – Jan Signell IPR & Licensing – Kasim Alfalahi BUSINESS UNIT MODEMS Mats Norin Ericsson Strategic Investments | Public | © Ericsson AB 2014 | 2011-07-10 | Page 2 › Global Leadership: C U S T O M E R S – 40% market share in RAN Infrastructure – 33k patents – Market presence in 100 countries › 2013 Financials: – $35Bn revenue – $2.7Bn Op Inc – $12Bn cash › 114k employees – 24k R&D – 2k in Si valley Ericsson Strategic Investments › Make investments in early stage companies that – Are aligned with the strategic direction of Ericsson – Are potential disruptors in the industry – Provide opportunities for differentiation – Provide access to unique IPR, business/thought/ technology leadership – Promote the eco-system around Ericsson – Are a hedge against market or technology uncertainties – Have the potential to provide a high financial return Capture External Innovation Ericsson Strategic Investments | Public | © Ericsson AB 2014 | 2011-07-10 | Page 3 Sectors of Interest › Cloud – Infrastructure – Management – PaaS › Network Infrastructure – SDN/NFV – Backhaul and Transport – Radio Technologies › Communication Services Evolution › Big Data / Analytics › IoT / M2M Ericsson Strategic Investments | Public | © Ericsson AB 2014 | 2011-07-10 | Page 4 › Security – Cloud – Network › OSS/BSS – Databases – specialized / high performance › Core Technology – Photonics – Processing › Media – Next gen TV – Media processing – Content distribution How do we invest? What do you get? › How do we invest? – Strategic alignment – internal sponsorship – Business viability and financial return – IP, strong teams, sustainable differentiation, strong growth prospects – Stage agnostic – very early is welcome in some areas – Flexible investment size – CVC/Ericsson addresses gaps in investing environment › What do you get? – Access to global Ericsson sales channel – Access to deep industry knowledge, thought and technology leadership – Potential supplier relationship – Credibility and validation – internal and external Ericsson Strategic Investments | Public | © Ericsson AB 2014 | 2011-07-10 | Page 5
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