Quotes from Rajeev Suri

IoT could also mean seamless critical and elderly care.

We almost owe it to ourselves to go experiment in the consumer area.

I'm a digital reader. When I travel abroad, I don't want to pack physical books, and I even like reading on my smartphone.

I want to be very clear: if we are to sell this business, we are not a forced seller.

Don't hold on to the past; it won't help in moving forward. Dare to dream big.

We have a highly competitive set of products and services ideally suited to the world of 5G.

I loved to be challenged as a leader. I do not want to be told 'yes.' I want to be told 'no.'

Telco cloud and virtualization remain a clear priority for us, and we became the first vendor to supply a commercial telco cloud solution compliant with ETSI Architecture for end-to-end voice-over-LTE services.

Imagine if we can get information from sensors, compute it in the cloud, and find and plug water leakages - leakage wastes 20 per cent water in the world.

If you start with a compromise, you live with a compromise for a long time.

When it comes to our cultural values, I would love to hold on to the past because Nokia had some of the best spirit ever. Having grown up in the company, I loved it for the value and culture, which matched my own.

I didn't dream that I would become the CEO of the company when I joined as a systems marketing engineer back in 1995. Sometimes, I don't really reconcile to it; it's a bit of an odd sensation which is under the surface.

Imagine a doctor in Chicago doing an operation for someone in Taiwan using robotic surgery. You want the doctor to feel immediate feedback to what the robot is experiencing.

In digital healthcare, we have introduced connected devices, including thermometers and blood pressure monitors that are connected through a common app. For instance, our weighing scales can measure your arterial stiffness and warn you.

We welcome the interest from PE firms, as we see it as a sign of our progress, and my position is that we should always open the doors to those who want to bring capital to our industry.

Before I leave for the office in the morning, I read the 'Financial Times' and the 'Economist.' The key articles I need to understand are there, after which I focus on prep for the day.

I am quite positive about business in India, and 2014 was a strong year here. We announced deals with Vodafone, Tata, Bharti.

We think that 5G will likely last longer and be deeper than first thought.

There will be 50 billion devices, modules, sensors connected to the Internet by 2025, and that will give opportunities.

We don't want to just put logos on somebody's devices. It needs to feel like Nokia, what Nokia was known for.

A good roommate teaches you to be the best.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

You cannot prevent collisions if the data that can prevent them is still making its way through the network.

We have met our passion to be ambition to grow our market share significantly in North America. Motorola helps address two other priority markets for us - the acquisition has enabled us to become the No. 1 foreign vendor in Japan. It also gives us an increased market share with China Mobile in China.