{"id":643713,"date":"2013-02-25T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=613771"},"modified":"2013-02-25T10:02:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:02:47","slug":"smartphones-will-be-half-of-the-total-phones-shipped-in-2013-ericsson-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643713","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones will be half of the total phones shipped in 2013: Ericsson CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/25\/smartphones-will-be-half-of-the-total-phones-shipped-in-2013-ericsson-ceo\/mwc-2013-barcelona-ericsson-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-613782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MWC 2013 Barcelona Ericsson\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/hansvestberg_ericssonceo.jpg?w=708&#038;h=471\" width=\"708\" height=\"471\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-613782\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-by-the-end-of-2013-m\"><p>&#8220;By the end of 2013, more than 50% of phone shipments will be smartphones, driven by more affordable models,&#8221; said Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg, who was speaking at a press conference at Mobile World Congress 2013 currently under progress in Barcelona. &#8220;As we have the internet in our pockets, our virtual and real worlds are coming together. 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