Three forces toward the networked society
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Mobility, broadband and the cloud as foundation of networked society
* Predicted close to 5 billion mobile broadband subscriptions by 2016
* Ericsson and Akamai to guarantee quality of service for cloud services from
mobile network
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), said in his address
to journalists on opening day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that
"only our imaginations can stop us" in realizing a networked society, where
everything that can benefit from a connection will have one.
Vestberg says three forces are coming together as the foundation for the
networked society: mobility, broadband, and the cloud. To support all three
forces, he listed new products and concepts launched by Ericsson at Mobile World
Congress. Those include: the Ericsson Device Connection Platform, which helps
operators quickly and easily launch machine-to-machine solutions, Antenna
integrated radio - the first stepping stone towards a heterogeneous network,
IP networking portfolio, and a PC as a Service solution, which allows operators
to bundle software in the cloud on top of mobile broadband subscriptions for
consumers.
The President and CEO highlighted that Ericsson has launched 16 LTE networks in
11 countries on 3 continents. "We will not compromise on technology leadership,"
Vestberg said. He also emphasized that the growing services business is a unique
competitive advantage for Ericsson, the only vendor to have won a managed
services deal for LTE. "Our customers trust us to help them build, manage and
run the world's best networks and we can draw from that for future LTE products,
solutions and deployments. We put our customers first," he said.
Vestberg stressed the importance of quality assurance in the network, especially
as cloud services become a place for new business innovation and services. "The
network is the make-or-break part of the equation," he said, and announced a
strategic alliance with Akamai to ensure quality of service through to mobile
devices.
Akamai President David Kenny joined Vestberg onstage to introduce the
partnership, which begins with a joint setup of an optimized content delivery
network on a global basis.
Additionally, Ericsson launched a range of different caching solutions in the
Smart Services Router and Radio Network Controller to help operators improve the
end-user experience and to optimize capacity use in IP and radio networks,
respectively.
Vestberg spoke of combining IT and telecom into a new ICT industry where
possibilities were heightened for innovation and collaboration, and ideas are
exchanged online without limits on time or geography, and new business models
are being tested continually. "Only our imaginations can limit us when thinking
about the potential of the ICT industry in the networked society," he said.
Several recent services-wins in ICT, both in Europe, Middle East and Asia
Pacific are paving the way for even more business in this domain.
Notes to editors:
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Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.
Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an all-
communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business
solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876 with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.
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