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Royal visit to Ericsson’s R&D site in Athlone

The Swedish King and Queen visited Ericsson’s R&D site in Athlone, Ireland, to discuss digitalization and 5G in Europe with delegations from Sweden and Ireland.

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Senior Vice President, Head of Business Area Digital Services

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I am very proud to have had the honour of hosting Swedish Royalty together with ministers from both Sweden and Ireland at our R&D site in Ireland.

The Swedish royals visited our site in Athlone as part of a three-day state visit to Ireland. The King and Queen were joined by members of the Swedish Government, including Anders Ygeman, Minister for Energy and Digital Development and Sean Canney, Irish Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Natural resources.

Ministers visiting Ireland

 

We need to have 5G digital infrastructure in place in Europe to increase the possibility of the global 5G winners being European companies. 5G and digitalization must be viewed as a critical part of European national infrastructures.

Europe needs to get back in race when it comes to competitive technology, and fast. Innovators, business and citizens deserve this. My strong belief is that we will be able to take digitalization one step further if we all cooperate from the industry, society and organizations.  Let’s win this race together!

 

Thank you.

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The King and Queen of Sweden visiting Athlone Ireland

 

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