University and Ecosystem collaborations

Investing in our 5G ecosystem and academic research to develop and foster secure innovative 5G networks to chart a course for our future.

University collaborations

Ericsson Canada has collaborated with over 20 Canadian universities since 2013, contributing close to $25M towards academic research. This includes hundreds of projects in important technological areas such as Cloud, 5G, Security, Quantum, Photonics and AI for operations, manufacturing and network evolution. Investing in research and development is important to our future. That’s why we continue to build and strengthen new relationships with universities and the academic research sector.

Among the top 12.00 R&D spenders in Canada

Worked with 20.00 + Canadian universities in R&D and education programs

Hire over 600.00 co-op students per year

Innovation ecosystem partner

Ericsson Canada plays a vital role in the country’s innovation ecosystem, including supporting communications service providers through every generation of mobile communication. We partner with innovation ecosystems, universities and 5G labs across the country to drive innovation in Canada and around the world.

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Concordia University

Ericsson Canada has a long history of academic and industrial collaboration with Concordia University which includes the creation of two Research Chairs and an innovative, tailor-made AI upskill program for Ericsson employees. Researchers collaborate on projects in tailored clinics to apply their learning in real- time.

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Carleton University

Ericsson and Carleton University of Ottawa joined forces in 2020 to advance world-class talent development programs for engineers and computer scientists going into the wireless communications industry to generate state-of-the-art research in this critical field. A new $2-million Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research to explore solutions to the real-world application challenges of 5G was established in 2022.

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École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

Ericsson Canada has partnered with ÉTS for ten years and was recently named as their Partner of Excellence in research and innovation. We have funded major telecommunications research projects, including the Evolution of Cloud Services in the Quebec-Ontario Corridor for Research and Innovation (ENCQOR) project.

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Ericsson has research collaborations and corporate partnership with universities across the country focused on 5G innovation and early 6G investigation, Cloud, Security, Quantum, Photonics and AI.

Polytechnique Montréal

Dalhousie University

Ontario Tech University

McGill University

University of Regina

University of Saskatchewan

University of Toronto

University of Ottawa

Toronto Metropolitan University

Université de Sherbrooke

University of Waterloo

Press releases

Ericsson and universities partner on AI research

Ericsson establishes Quantum Research hub in Canada

Ericsson Canada partners to improve 5G sustainability using AI

Ericsson and Concordia University expand partnership in 10-year landmark agreement

Concordia University, ENCQOR 5G and Ericsson join forces to create the Industrial Research Chair in Cloud and Edge Computing for 5G and beyond

Ericsson and Carleton University join forces to advance research and industry-ready expertise in 5G wireless networks

Ericsson unveils Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator in Montréal

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Ericsson employs more than 3,100 people across Canada and has major offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. We are proud to consistently be named one of Canada’s top employers.

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