Thus, we are working closely with the entire U.S. operator community to support the most beneficial solutions for the majority of operators and customers in the United States and around the world. As a result, we are at the forefront of advocating on behalf of our customers to succeed in this endeavor. This support includes actively participating in a number of industry-led initiatives around the world. 3G harmonization was just completed. A number of the worldwide operators have just announced, with the support of their respective manufacturers Motorola, Nortel and Ericsson, an agreement on an international modulation format to support system compatibility.
More efforts are underway to achieve greater harmony.
Ericsson will continue to be in the forefront of these customer-led efforts. However, as stated earlier, the standard must enable a smooth transition from all existing digital standards, e.g., TDMA, cdmaOne and GSM, to help protect all existing investments and the consumers who use the current systems for a number of years while 3G systems are being deployed. Ericsson Inc. Bo Piekarski is Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Marketing, Wireless Communications Division, Ericsson Inc., which is located in Richardson, Texas. Mr. Piekarski has held a series of management positions at Ericsson including director of PCS and manager of Product Management for cellular systems. Before assuming his current position, he most recently was vice president of the GSM Business Unit, U.S., where he was responsible for all of Ericsson s GSM activities including developing Ericsson s strategies, new product introductions, product management, product planning and technical support.