Our Insights on 5G Core
Listen to what our customers and industry have to say about Ericsson 5G Core or take a deep dive and watch our demos.
Deep dives
Network Exposure for Connected Drones
Learn how the Network Exposure capabilities from 5G Core can enable new business opportunities to service providers and enterprises. In this demo Ericsson and Airpelago shows a practical use case for enhancing the services experience with inspection drones.
What is the dual-mode 5G Core and its benefits
Understand why do you need the dual-mode core network solution, what is it and its benefits. Watch the demo recorded at MWC-Barcelona 2019.
CI/CD | Video | 2 min.
Watch video to see how our software approach will help you stay competitive today and in five years from now. Read more about the digital transformation and benefits with CI/CD in telecom networks.
Customer insights
Customer strategies
Verizon and Sprint share what comes next on their core network transition from 4G to 5G.
"As we evolve our network to 5G, we need to simplify operations, reduce time to market for new functionalities, and open up our network for innovation. Ericsson’s Dual-mode 5G Core allows for the flexible evolution of our 4G Core network to a combined 4G and 5G network while maintaining cost efficiency. Adding to this, the evolved Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration solution bring us the automation of network slices required to reduce our provisioning time of services from weeks to hours."
Patrick Weibel - Head of 5G Program - Swisscom
"To further reinforce our leading position in 5G we are extending our 5G network capabilities to support the new 5G NR stand-alone. This puts new requirements on our core network to cater for extreme traffic peaks from new 5G services, simplify our operations and increase flexibility to deploy use cases based on network slices. With Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core solution, we will meet these new requirements."
Joong-Gunn Park - Head of core network R&D - SK Telecom
Insights from our experts
Episode 2: Unlock the full potential of 5G with 5G Core
Listen to Victor Ferraro Esparza, Startegic Product Manager at Ericsson talking about how 5G Core helps service providers unlock the potential of 5G with Dez Blanchfield on this Spotlight series. (17 min)
Episode 3: Ericsson Packet Core Firewall powered by A10 Networks.
In this episode Dez Blanchfield talks to Ericsson's Folke Anger and A10 Networks' Yasir Liaqatullah about the new integrated, cloud-native, cost-efficient security solution that is optimized to scale to the edge, Ericsson's Packet Core Firewall. (13 min)
How to build a cloud native 5G Core
What do service providers need to have in place to introduce new 5G Core architecture for NR standalone and key learnings from early 5GC deployments. Listen to an interview conducted in partnership with Light Reading. (10 min)
Get ready to deploy your cloud native 5G Core
In this interview directed by Light Reading, Ericsson shares experiences from leading service providers worldwide on the challenges what needs to change in the coming one to two years as the new 5G core networks are deployed. (8 min)
Episode 1: What do telco market trends look like after being impacted by the pandemic?
Listen to Prof. Sally Eaves Senior Policy Advisor, Global Foundation Cyber Studies speaking with Farjola Peco, the Head of Strategy at Ericsson Digital Services, about how greater ecosystem collaboration due to seismic industry shifts. Farjola explains how this new reality has driven a confluence of technologies and is currently bringing industries closer together. (12 min)
Episode 2: What is the best way for CSPs to transition to 5G core while managing current 4G networks?
5G software has the potential to revolutionize how and when entire mobile networks will be upgraded, potentially in minutes. Listen to Prof. Sally Eaves and Peo Lehto, VP & Head of Solution Area OSS and get more insights how. (11 min)
Episode 3: Is automation the key to successfully managing 5G networks?
In this episode, Prof. Sally Eaves and Arvinder Singh Anand, VP Arch Tech and E2E Solutioningat Ericsson Digital Services, discuss about increased investments in automation for 5G. (9 min)
Industry insights
"With the launch of its Dual-mode 5G Core portfolio, Ericsson strengthens its end-to-end 5G platform with a multi-access, cloud-native core network solution. Built on a microservices architecture, and with its high-capacity user plane and network exposure capabilities, service providers will enhance network efficiency to manage traffic growth and to capture new 5G business opportunities."
Stephanie Gibbons, Principal Analyst, Intelligent Networks - Ovum
“The traditional appliance based probes technology and the associated CEM approaches are not fit for purpose to guarantee customer experiences in cloud-based 5G networks. Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core with built-in software probes, pre-integrated with Ericsson Expert Analytics’ intelligence, enables CSPs to deliver superior 5G customer experiences and accelerate 5G roll-out.”
Anil Rao, Principle Analyst - Analysys Mason
“Telecom operators need to think differently about how they implement security with a 5G Core. Ericsson’s Packet Core Gateway together with Packet Core Firewall integrates user plane and security functions in a single Cloud Native Network Function (CNF). This allows significant TCO savings and is well optimized for edge use cases. It also enables automated, closed loop, threat mitigation independent of transport equipment vendor.”
Patrick Donegan - Founder and Principal Analyst of HardenStance
