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C1 Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |
Summary of intangible assets |
|  | Intangible assets
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2021 |  |  |  |  | 2020 |
|  | Capitalized development expenses |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | IPR 1) , brands and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | Capitalized development expenses |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | IPR 1) , brands and other intangible assets |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance |  |  | 18,049 |  |  |  | 41,592 |  |  |  | 53,913 |  |  |  |  |  | 18,681 |  |  |  | 37,847 |  |  |  | 52,912 |
Acquisitions/capitalization |  |  | 962 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 131 |  |  |  |  |  | 817 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 396 |
Balances regarding acquired/divested business 2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 725 |  |  |  | (95) |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,104 |  |  |  | 3,500 |
Sales/disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,256) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (48) |
Translation differences |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | 2,646 |  |  |  | 2,005 |  |  |  |  |  | (193) |  |  |  | (3,359) |  |  |  | (2,847) |
Closing balance |  |  | 19,158 |  |  |  | 44,963 |  |  |  | 55,936 |  |  |  |  |  | 18,049 |  |  |  | 41,592 |  |  |  | 53,913 |
Accumulated amortizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance |  |  | (10,447) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (41,721) |  |  |  |  |  | (10,896) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (43,018) |
Amortizations |  |  | (1,343) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,164) |  |  |  |  |  | (906) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,083) |
Balances regarding divested business 2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35 |
Sales/disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,256 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |
Translation differences |  |  | (95) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,589) |  |  |  |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,297 |
Closing balance |  |  | (11,885) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,456) |  |  |  |  |  | (10,447) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (41,721) |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance |  |  | (3,745) |  |  |  | (6,647) |  |  |  | (7,387) |  |  |  |  |  | (3,745) |  |  |  | (6,647) |  |  |  | (7,403) |
Impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  |  | (112) |  |  |  | (201) |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (137) |
Translation differences |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (62) |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 153 |
Closing balance |  |  | (3,745) |  |  |  | (6,759) |  |  |  | (7,650) |  |  |  |  |  | (3,745) |  |  |  | (6,647) |  |  |  | (7,387) |
Net carrying value |  |  | 3,528 |  |  |  | 38,204 |  |  |  | 3,830 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,857 |  |  |  | 34,945 |  |  |  | 4,805 |
1) | Intellectual property rights.
2) | For more information on acquired/divested businesses, see note E2 “Business combinations.”
After-tax discount rates applied [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |
Summary of discounting of projected after tax cash flows | An after-tax discount rate has been applied for the discounting of projected after-tax cash flows. Rate per CGU:
Post-tax discount rates (%) |  |  |  |  |  |
CGU |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Networks |  |  | 7.5 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Digital Services |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Managed Services |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Cradlepoint |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | N/A |
iconectiv |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Emodo |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |  | 12.0 |
Red Bee Media |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  | 8.0 |

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