Ericsson and Telefónica partner for 5G
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* Ericsson and Telefónica sign Memorandum of Understanding for development of
5G technologies with focus on the Advanced 5G Network Infrastructure for
Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (5G PPP) and European Technology
Platform for Communications Networks and Services (ETP Networld 2020)
* New initiative from Telefónica, innovation and research laboratory 5TONIC,
has its first supporting manufacturer in Ericsson
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and global operator Telefónica have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding for the development of 5G technologies, products and services.
The two companies will jointly support ongoing and new initiatives that will
boost the development of 5G technologies and the entrepreneurial environment in
which they can evolve, with specific focus on the 5G PPP and ETP Networld 2020
programs, promoted by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 program.
This partnership has already begun, with one example in the recent creation of
the first 5G laboratory of excellence by Telefónica (through its innovation
unit, Telefónica I+D) and IMDEA Networks Institute in Spain. The laboratory,
5TONIC, is intended to create an open ecosystem for innovation and research.
Ericsson is the first manufacturer to join the initiative as part of its 5G for
Europe program.
Ulf Ewaldsson, CTO, Ericsson says: "5G is an evolution journey, and the
transition will be gradual with deployment of complete, commercial 5G systems
not expected until 2020. To achieve the expected capabilities of 5G, investments
in joint research and trialing of 5G technologies must continue. We're proud to
partner with Telefónica to pioneer this work."
Enrique Blanco, CTO, Telefónica Group, says: "Telefonica continues advancing its
role as a key player in the development of 5G technologies, where we have been
actively contributing to relevant international projects, industry associations
and standardization bodies. We see the launch of 5G not as a date in the future,
but as a development ecosystem that needs to start already now. Through this
agreement, and initiatives like 5TONIC laboratory in Spain, we will be able to
trial and prioritize network functions and services that will become part of the
5G networks in the near future."
Among the companies' joint initiatives will be research, debate, field-testing
and demonstrations of technology and equipment to support eventual 5G network
architecture, communications, services and applications. Through this work,
Ericsson and Telefónica will develop a joint understanding of use cases,
requirements and deployment scenarios for 5G wireless systems and 5G ready core
based on a virtualized network architecture.
Ericsson is leading and driving 5G standardization work - from exploratory
research and pre-standard field trials, through to standardization activities
together with global standards bodies and industry groups. Through key
technology advances like the Ericsson 5G Radio Prototypes that include advanced
antenna design, multi-user MIMO and beamforming, Ericsson and its customers will
be key players in defining the next generation of mobile network technology all
the way to commercialization.
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