Ericsson to bring 5G to Brazil
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* Latin America's first test systems for 5G and IoT to be deployed in Brazil
during 2016 together with América Móvil
* Supports Brazil's digital agenda to accelerate opportunities in areas such
as health care, education, energy, agriculture and within new industry
applications
* New 5G research projects announced with University of São Paulo, University
of Campinas and Federal University of Ceará
In conjunction with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visiting Ericsson
(NASDAQ:ERIC) Headquarters in Sweden today, the company announced it would
further support Brazil in the realization of its digital agenda.
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, said: "ICT can support the
transformation of virtually all sectors of society as well as all industries. I
am convinced the next generation of mobile broadband and the Internet of Things,
enabled by 5G, will further accelerate the opportunities to advance in areas
such as health care, education, energy services and agriculture, and within new
industry applications."
As part of enabling Brazil's digital agenda, Ericsson together with América
Móvil will bring the first 5G test system to Brazil during 2016. Ericsson's 5G
test system is where innovation meets implementation, allowing telecom operators
and ecosystem partners such as academic institutions, health care, energy and
agriculture players to test 5G capabilities in a live network. In addition,
Ericsson and América Móvil will also deploy a test system for Internet of Things
(IoT), enabling Brazilian industries and the public sector to prepare for ICT
transformation. The IoT test system will specifically focus on low battery
consumption applications, such as low power sensors for remote areas.
Vestberg said: "For 5G, our focus is to understand how the systems will be used
by both society and industries. To be ready with complete commercial networks in
2020, Ericsson is partnering with América Móvil for the first 5G test system in
Brazil as a clear demonstration of our competitive advantage, and at the same
time we are bringing research out of the labs and into live test networks.
"We have been part of Brazil's development since 1924, and I am proud that we
continue to bring industry-leading technology in support of the country's
further development."
In addition to previously announced 5G radio research with Federal University of
Ceará (UFC), Ericsson today announced additional programs with the University of
São Paulo (USP) and University of Campinas (UNICAMP) to be conducted in 2017:
* Cyber-Physical Systems with USP and UNICAMP: networks that communicate
without human input; autonomous communications systems based on sensors.
These could for example provide the foundation for road systems that
communicate with road authorities in case of emergency, weather systems that
monitor road conditions, and self-driving cars.
* MiMo (multiple-input multiple-output) with UFC: transceiver design with
multiple antennas on base stations and user terminals (MiMo) systems for
5G. The aim is to increase the capacity of current wireless communications
systems. significantly. .
* D2D (Intelligent radio resource allocation) with UFC: control and provision
Quality of Service in 5G systems. Using algorithms and radio resource
allocation techniques, the idea is to enable higher bit rates and improved
user satisfaction for 5G mobile communications systems.
With its unique experience of leadership in each generation of mobile networks,
Ericsson is the technology leader and driver of the 5G evolution. Ericsson had
the lead coordinator role for METIS I, laying the foundation for 5G, and
continues in that role for METIS II, which leads the development and
standardization of 5G. The company has a long tradition of collaboration and
research, furthering the long-term development of communication technologies.
Ericsson's radio test bed demonstrated 5Gbps back in 2014 - a world first - and
the company is now commencing outdoor trials and measurements. The aim is full-
scale commercial deployment by 2020.
With a global R&D organization, Ericsson leads the evolution of new technologies
in close cooperation with leading technical universities and research
institutes, including the ones in Brazil. The company also has strong track
record in industry transformation and leads several global industry programs,
the findings from which are applied to industries moving into digitalization
around the world. With more than 37,000 granted patents, Ericsson has one of the
industry's strongest portfolios.
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