Vestberg volunteers for Verizon venture

In a classic poacher-turned-gamekeeper move, former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg is going to head up Verizon’s newly-formed Network and Technology team.
It might not be immediately obvious why an operator would need to hire such a senior vendor-side exec, but on further reflection Vestberg would presumably be a good ally to have during tense contract negotiations with Ericsson and the other networking vendors.
The hire is part of a general rejig at Verizon that means the company is now split