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Vodafone strengthens European partnership with Ericsson through new 5G Core contracts
Vodafone has selected Ericsson cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core technology to power its core networks in Germany and the UK. The deployment is a significant step towards delivering the full potential of 5G services and future innovation to Vodafone’s consumer and enterprise customers in both countries.
Telstra goes live with Ericsson Digital BSS
- Front end digital transformation streamlines the digital experience to make it easier for customers to manage their service
- Solution delivers improvements of more than 50 percent in pre-paid service activation speed compared to legacy alternative
- Solution enables Telstra to offer simple, easy to use products and experiences
Ericsson Mobility Report: More than half a billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2021
- 5G remains on track to become the fastest adopted mobile generation in history with subscriptions increasing at a rate of about a million per day
- China, North America and the Gulf Cooperation Council markets are leading the way on subscriber numbers, while Europe is off to a slow start
- 5G subscriptions with a 5G-capable device grew by 70 million during the first quarter of 2021 and are forecast to reach 580 million by the end of 2021
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New report: Connecting schools has the potential to boost GDP by up to 20 percent in the least connected nations
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report - Connecting Learners: Narrowing the Educational Divide - highlights four key areas for multi-sector collaboration
- Ericsson is an early funder and Global UNICEF partner for school connectivity mapping in support of the Giga initiative
- Empowering children and communities through school connectivity and enabling access to quality digital learning will help to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals and is a catalyst for individual, regional and national economic success
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Ericsson ConsumerLab: Pandemic-driven online adoption habits to be future norm
- Ericsson releases its largest consumer study to date, representing the opinions of 2.3 billion consumers across 31 markets
- On average, consumers will add 2.5 new services to their online activities by 2025
- Consumers’ time spent online is set to increase by ten hours per week on average by 2025
Action needed if huge 5G mmWave economic benefits are to become a reality in Europe
A new Ericsson-backed report by telecoms, media and technology (TMT) management consultancy firm, Analysys Mason, has underlined the key role that millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G connectivity has in driving digital economy ambitions across Europe.
Ericsson supports UNICEF in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in India
- Ericsson and employees donate nearly USD 1 million as part of a global company and employee matching donation drive
- Donation will be used for COVID-19 testing machines, oxygen generation plants for medical use and other critical supplies.
Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom and partners achieve end-to-end multivendor 5G voice call
Ericsson has partnered with Deutsche Telekom to drive and achieve the first 5G voice over new radio (VoNR) call on an end-to-end multivendor network.
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CTO focus sessions: Enabling a rich network edge
In this three-part podcast series, Erik Ekudden, Group CTO for Ericsson, meets with thought leaders from across the industry to talk about the biggest innovation platform ever known. In part 1, Erik talks to Bikash Koley, VP of Global Networking at Google Cloud, about the potential of 5G and edge computing. Tune into the podcast here.