Erik Ekudden is Vice President and Head of Technology Strategies, for the Ericsson group. Since 2005, he has been responsible for Ericsson’s technology strategies and industry activities. He is based in San Jose, USA. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Ekudden held various positions within research and development in Ericsson, including research area director and vice president of standardization. He joined Ericsson in 1993, working on GSM and 3G. Erik Ekudden was born in 1968 and holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.