Ericsson R&D center in France

6G: building tomorrow’s networks today

Security by design

Security is a cornerstone of Ericsson’s technology strategy, and a defining strength of R&D France. The teams contribute to security embedded at every layer of the network, from air interface and RAN to core, cloud and network management.

Key activities include:

• Development, testing and validation of 5G security features, evolving toward 6G
• Cybersecurity approaches aligned with Zero Trust architectures
• Contributions to audits, certifications and compliance expectations
• Vulnerability assessments and advanced security testing to address emerging threats

As networks become more open, software-defined and exposed to sophisticated threat landscapes, secure-by-design is no longer optional, it’s essential.

Defense and Mission Critical Networks

The France R&D center has built distinctive capabilities in Mission Critical Networks (MCN) and defense, serving environments where connectivity is a mission-critical requirement.

Focus areas include:

• Defense: Ericsson France is a lead organization in 5G COMPAD Phase 2, an European union funded program developing private 5G networks for defense applications
• Public safety and railways: collaboration with major French and European industrial partners to develop and validate 5G mission critical solutions
• Digital airspace: emerging work addressing low- and medium-altitude connectivity to support drone corridors, Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and airspace digitalization

These initiatives reflect the growing convergence between telecom networks and sovereign, defense and public safety applications.