Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) President and CEO B rje Ekholm says Ericsson will switch on 5G globally in 2019, backed by a strong, secure and available portfolio. Addressing media and analysts as he launched Ericsson's MWC 2019 in Barcelona, Ekholm also stressed the role of 5G as a critical national infrastructure, and emphasized the advantages for early adopters.
We are truly switching on 5G around the world in 2019, he said.
Ekholm said that Ericsson has announced commercial 5G deals with 10 named service provider customers, as well as 42 memorandums of understanding. The company is already rolling out 5G networks across the globe: in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. And he promised more announcements to come.
Consumers and enterprises are waiting for 5G, Ekholm said. According to Ericsson ConsumerLab research, one-third of smartphone users globally will change either immediately or within six months to a service provider that switches on 5G. Today, the US and Asia are leading in 5G development.
kholm said the first commercial scale 5G beneficiaries will be mobile broadband consumers with massive and highly cost-efficient capacity expansions facilitating new applications in augmented reality and virtual reality in areas such as gaming and sports broadcasts.
But he also stressed how 5G would move the industry beyond consumer products and into the industrial internet, citing ongoing collaborations in both mobile robotics and all-electric, autonomous vehicles as examples.
Ekholm also highlighted how Ericsson Radio System hardware has been 5G-ready since 2015 and can be used also for 5G New Radio (NR) with a remote software installation.
This means that Ericsson has already shipped more than 3 million 5G-ready radios to its customers worldwide. Ericsson's unique spectrum sharing capabilities and common core and dynamic orchestration solutions would put Ericsson customers in the lead with 5G, he said.
Our unique Ericsson Spectrum Sharing is the most economically feasible way to introduce 5G in existing bands achieving immediate nationwide coverage, he said. We can dynamically mix 4G and 5G traffic on the same spectrum. Some said this kind of spectrum sharing was impossible. Wrong! Our engineers are truly world class. With spectrum sharing, our customers have a real 5G frontrunner advantage.
Ekholm announced that Ericsson intends to acquire Kathrein's antenna and filters business for mobile networks. This will expand the company's capabilities and competences in the advanced active and passive antenna domain. Ericsson will be adding around 4,000 highly-skilled professionals in R&D, production and sales based in more than 20 locations, including Germany, Romania, the US, Mexico and China.
To get the full picture of what Ericsson is showing and discussing at MWC Barcelona, please visit the event page, join us in Hall 2 in Barcelona or live online.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Ericsson Press Release: Ericsson to acquire Kathrein's antenna and filters business
Ericsson launches re MWC 2019:
Ericsson enhances 5G Platform for smooth network evolution
Ericsson launches critical communications broadband networks offering
Ericsson lays out vision for cellular IoT with new segments and solutions
New AI-based Ericsson Operations Engine makes managed services simple
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Ericsson and Juniper Networks partnership gains momentum with joint transport solutions
Ericsson to deploy 5G-ready LTE equipment for Vodafone Idea Ltd.'s network in India
Ericsson and Intel jointly develop next-generation software defined infrastructure for the 5G era
Ericsson opens new Center of Excellence training facility in Texas as focus on 5G in the United States increases
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Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) President and CEO B rje Ekholm says Ericsson will switch on 5G globally in 2019, backed by a strong, secure and available portfolio. Addressing media and analysts as he launched Ericsson's MWC 2019 in Barcelona, Ekholm also stressed the role of 5G as a critical national infrastructure, and emphasized the advantages for early adopters.
