Ericsson Chairman Says Equipment Demand Looks Positive This Year

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Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless networks, said a more optimistic outlook for U.S. demand and China’s move to upgrade mobile services will help support growth in the equipment market this year.

The outlook for overall 2013 demand is “stable and slightly on the positive side,” Chairman Leif Johansson said in an interview today in the southern Chinese province of Hainan, where he’s attending the Boao Forum for Asia.