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ERICSSON REVIEWBO HEDFORSPublisher 1992-GOSTA LINDBERGPublisher 1979-1991EDITORIAL CHANGESOn March 1, 1992, Gosta Lindberg andGoran Norrman retired from their respectiveposts as publisher and editor of EricssonReview. The new publisher is Bo Hedfors,senior vice president in TelefonaktiebolagetL M Ericsson and Director of CorporateSystems and Technology. Per-OlofThyselius has been appointed as the neweditor.Gosta Lindberg succeeded Dr ChristianJacobaeus as publisher of Ericsson Reviewin 1979, following his appointment asTechnical Director of TelefonaktiebolagetL M Ericsson. Gosta Lindberg has takenan active part in making Ericsson Reviewan objective and informative technical journaland has been a valuable support to thesuccessive editors during his 13 years aspublisher.Goran Norrman leaves his position as editorof Ericsson Review with this issue.When he succeeded Gosta Neovius, in1986, he had a long and successful serviceto the company behind him. His broadtechnical knowledge and interest intechnology has been very valuable in hiseditorial work, which has been much appreciatedby the publisher and management,and not least by the readers.From the editor's deskThis, the first issue of Ericsson Review aftermy appointment as editor, is also thefirst issue to be published in English only.Subscribers who have previously receivedthe French, Spanish or Swedish editionswill from now on receive only the Englishedition. When the Board of Ericsson Reviewrecently decided to stop publishing thenon-English editions, their prime motivewas the awkward delay between the firstand last editions - even considering thatEricsson Review has never had the ambitionto be a technical news magazine.Another basis for the decision was, of cource,our firm belief that the majority of ourFrench, Spanish and Swedish readers arefamiliar with English.Ericsson Review was first published in1923, and as early as 1924 it became afive-language magazine. Since the discontinuanceof the German edition, it hasbeen issued in four languages. The ambitionfrom the start was to publish a technicalmagazine to spread knowledge ofEricsson products and Ericsson technologyto our customers' technical staffs andto the technical staffs within our own worldwideorganisation. This objective has neverbeen changed. The major content ofEricsson Review has always been descriptionsof our different systems and productsand outlines of our technical objectives.Occasionally, the magazine has also containednews from Ericsson's business operations,large telecom exhibitions andconferences.Scientific material from our applied researchactivities had once an exclusiveoutlet in the form of Ericsson Technics.This magazine was integrated with EricssonReview in 1978. Unfortunately, it turnedout that scientific material met with difficultiesin competing for space in EricssonReview. The readers are the only oneswho can change this situation, and we willcertainly appreciate it if they inform us oftheir views on Ericsson Review and itscontents.During my 38 years of working with differentparts of Ericsson, I have myself beena regular reader of Ericsson Review. Takingoffice as editor I will do my best tocreate a readable and informative magazinein the years to come.GORAN NORRMANEditor 1986-1991To avoid the situation of our English readersreceiving the first issue of Ericsson Review1992 prior to the last 1991 issue, wehave chosen to publish a double-issue:1-2, 1992.PER-OLOF THYSELIUSEditor 1992-ERICSSON REVIEW No. 1-2, 1992