Question-and-Answer Session
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We'll now move to our first question from Edward Snyder from Charter Equity Research. Please go ahead.
Edward Snyder - Charter Equity Research
Thanks a lot. I just want to check, the push of GSM into wideband-CDMA, do you see this as more of a short term economic issue? So the demand that's not being fulfilled in GSM now will be pent up once the recession passes and that you'll see resurgence? Or do you think this is the -- the beginning of a longer term transition to wideband-CDMA that we can look forward to being permanent? And how much of these gains in wideband-CDMA do you think is share gains against competitive, versus just native demand with your normal clients? Thanks.
Carl-Henric Svanberg
The trick here between GSM and 3D is not really related to the economic situation in the world. This is just in the world of the technology transfer. And it would never -- you would never see they'd pick up some volumes without having the clients of the other one. They're all related because that's how the operators plan for the -- for the networks going forward.
It is still -- so with that said, that China is still a big taker of GSM equipment. And for obvious reasons, with so much going on in China, they can't do everything. So they're spending less on GSM, but that's still where the major traffic increase is and new subscribers. So there will be more GSM supplies around the corner in China also, which means that we could very well have -- in a quarter or two, we could very well see again that GSM is higher than 3D. That could happen. But the overall stand is very clear, it's economy driven.
Edward Snyder - Charter Equity Research
And in terms of market share gains, how much of the strength you saw in wideband-CDMA do you think has marketed you against competitors versus just made a demand from the normal clients.
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