Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC_B) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the presentation of Ericsson's second quarter 2026 results. Joining us today, we have Birger Ekholm, our president and CEO, and Per Naviger, head of networks, who will be assuming the CEO role in October. And a little later, Lars Sandström, our chief financial officer, will also join us. As usual, we'll have a short presentation followed by Q&A. And in order to ask a question, you'll need to join the conference by phone. Details can be found in today's earnings release and on the Investor Relations website. Please be advised that today's call is being recorded and that today's presentation may include forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current expectations and certain planning assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to factors mentioned in today's press release and discussed in the conference call. We encourage you to read about these risks and uncertainties in our earnings report as well as in our annual report. I'll now hand the call over to Buria and to Per for some introductory comments. Thanks, Daniel. And good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us today. But before we get into the quarter, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the leadership transition we announced in June. So after almost 10 years as CEO of Ericsson, and actually 20 years as a member of the board, this will be my last quarterly results call. Since I stepped into the role in 2017, we've transformed Ericsson into a leader in our industry. I will always be proud of the progress Team Ericsson has made in strengthening our technology leadership, improving our operational execution and positioning us for long-term success now that AI actually moves into the physical world, ...