Ericsson charts course to keep competition at bay

Company faces battle for domestic market share with Huawei, ZTE

BEIJING - Over the last few years, Ericsson has been under increasing pressure to defend its position as the world's largest provider of technology and services to telecom operators. This comes as competition from Chinese rivals such as Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp - two of China's biggest telecom equipment makers - grows in intensity around the world.

One senior executive charged with shouldering part of that burden is Mats Olsson, president of Ericsson Greater China, whose job it is to beat Chinese rivals on their home turf.