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Ecosystem collaboration is key to our strategy

Ericsson works closely with a wide variety of partners around the world to maximize customer value and ensure delivery of the full value of connectivity to customers large and small. Together with our partners, we make game-changing technology easy to use, adopt and scale.

 

 

Our partnership strategy plays a pivotal role in our mission to connect the world and drive the future of communication technology. For example, together with several of our partners, we are currently co-creating, designing and testing consumer and industry solutions at 5G-connected innovation centers such as the D-15 lab in Silicon Valley and the Industry 4.0 Center of Excellence in Europe.

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Partnership categories

At Ericsson, we believe that the future of connectivity is built through collaboration. Our ecosystem partners play a critical role in delivering innovation, driving growth, and creating lasting value for industries and society. To support this vision, we engage through three distinct partnership categories:

Innovate

Co-create the future of technology by collaborating on research, innovation, and industry-shaping initiatives. Together, we gain market insights and influence the ecosystem through joint efforts in standardization, policy, proof of concepts (PoCs), and innovation trials.

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Build

Enhance the power of connectivity by working together across the technology stack. From hardware to software and services, we collaborate to develop integrated, future-ready solutions that deliver superior customer experiences and tangible business benefits.

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Go-to-market

Accelerate market impact through joint go-to-market strategies and customer engagement. By aligning sales efforts, marketing initiatives, and solution delivery, we help ecosystem partners expand their reach, open new markets, and deliver shared business outcomes.

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Innovate

Innovate partners help us enhance our market insights. They bridge engagements from research and standardization to policy and regulation, industry alliances, innovation collaboration, and product/solution proof-of-concepts and trials.

Through these partnerships focused on innovation, we leverage our strengths in technology, solutions, and services - while collaborating with partners who bring complementary capabilities, resources, and customer relationships.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Accedo

Join us for an insightful conversation from MWC25 featuring Cecilia Atterwall, VP Head of Marketing at Ericsson, and Lucy Trang Nguyen from Accedo.

Discover what innovations will define the next wave of mobile technology. They explore the impact of new device designs and immersive experiences in shaping the future, with Lucy showcasing a demo highlighting upcoming opportunities with XR.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and AWS

Join us for an insightful conversation between Cecilia Atterwall, VP Head of Marketing at Ericsson, and Aymen Saidi, Principal of Product Management & Architecture for EC2 Edge & Telco at AWS, recorded at MWC25.

Discover how 5G and connectivity are driving the next wave of innovation and learn about AWS's perspective on the future of cellular networks in supporting AI use cases. They also share how AI applications are enhancing operational efficiency.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and NVIDIA

Join us for an insightful conversation between Cecilia Atterwall, Vice President and Head of Marketing at Ericsson, and Max Bickley, Senior Product Manager at NVIDIA.

In this video, we'll explore their discussion at MWC on the innovative joint demo developed by NVIDIA and Ericsson, which showcases a remarkable automotive use case that holds the promise of transforming industries beyond just automotive. Learn how this collaboration is driving a new wave of innovation that benefits both consumers and enterprises.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and OPPO

Explore how differentiated connectivity, network APIs and AI are revolutionizing mobile connectivity in this insightful MWC25 interview with Peter Linder, Head of Thought Leadership at Ericsson, and Yang Xia, Head of Global Strategic Partnership and Carrier Management at OPPO.

Discover how OPPO's AI-powered LinkBoost technology, combined with Ericsson's network APIs, is redefining the intersection between devices, connectivity, and applications. This collaboration paves the way for differentiated connectivity, offering new business opportunities for CSPs and device manufacturers.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Qualcomm

Dive into the future of immersive technology powered by collaboration in this insightful discussion from MWC25. Join Peter Linder, Head of Thought Leadership at Ericsson, and Hemanth Sampath, VP Engineering at Qualcomm, as they explore the transformative potential of XR technology on 5G SA.

With a rich history of collaboration between Ericsson and Qualcomm, this conversation reveals how these industry leaders are paving the way for groundbreaking advancements. This engaging interview provides valuable insights into how strategic partnerships are essential for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in technology.

Unlocking what's next with Ericsson and BBC R&D

Discover the intricate world behind live content in this engaging interview between Cecilia Atterwall, VP Head of Marketing at Ericsson, and Andrew Murphy, Lead Research Engineer at BBC R&D.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Scania

At MWC, Cecilia Atterwall, VP and Head of Marketing, engaged in an insightful discussion with Ulrik Janusson, Technology Leader Digital Vehicle at Scania.

They delved into Scania's advancements in 5G and autonomous vehicles, highlighting self-driving trucks in mining applications, and looked ahead to the future of 6G, where networks could act like radars to improve situational awareness. The dialogue also covers the exciting potential of ISec technology and Scania's collaboration with Ericsson and Telia in the NorthStar initiative.

Build

Our portfolio partners help us enhance customer value by collaborating with us to create leading solutions and service offerings. Together, we leverage our joint expertise and resources to provide customers with comprehensive solutions that meet their specific needs.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Ericsson and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) collaborate to create solutions in Core, BSS, OSS and Cloud RAN.

Intel

The Ericsson-Intel partnership in 5G and Cloud takes mobile communications to the next level through collaboration in the areas of 5G and Cloud.

Dell

Dell is part of Ericsson’s ecosystem of verified and optimized infrastructure partners. Ericsson and Dell are long-standing partners in the cloud ecosystem who co-invest in technical collaboration activities to create reference solution blueprints based on hardware from Dell and applications, virtualization platforms and container platforms from Ericsson.

VMware

VMware is part of Ericsson’s ecosystem of third-party cloud platform vendors validated for the onboarding and hosting of Ericsson network functions and applications across Packet Core, Communication Services, OSS and BSS.

Red Hat

Ericsson and Red Hat collaborate to deliver multi-vendor solutions to communication service providers. Red Hat is part of Ericsson’s ecosystem of cloud platform partners ready for onboarding and hosting of Ericsson’s telco functions and applications across Packet Core, Communication Services, OSS and BSS.

Ecosystem Conversations: Unlocking What’s Next

Watch thought-provoking discussions that spotlight how collaboration across the ecosystem is unlocking new business models and accelerating the Next Wave of Mobile.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Join us for an engaging discussion from MWC25 featuring Peter Linder, Head of Thought Leadership at Ericsson, and Phil Cutrone, Senior Vice President & GM of Service Providers, Telco, OEM at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

In this video, they explore the upcoming wave of mobile technology set to boost consumer digitalization and revolutionize enterprises, sparking innovation across various industries. Discover insights into programmable networks, hardware adaptations, and potential impacts on total cost of ownership (TCO) and energy consumption.

Snowflake's vision for network data integration

As networks become more programmable, unlocking the value of network data becomes crucial. Sreedhar Rao, Global CTO of Snowflake, emphasized how combining RAN data with business systems can transform network operations: “Now you are able to actually provide a granular view of this combined data to make the rApp application ecosystem that much richer because it has visibility into more than just the RAN data.”

The result of combining data across former data borders is better insights that are more meaningful for both customers and frontline staff.

Using a climate change analogy, Rao further described Snowflake’s approach: "We are helping customers zoom out, connect the dots, and then zoom back in to make optimal choices."

Networks moving towards cloud-based operations - Ericsson interviews Intel's Sachin Katti

Discussions around programmable networks continue to highlight their ability to adapt to dynamic market needs and integrate seamlessly with applications.

This is where the true potential of software-driven networks comes to life, offering unmatched flexibility, automation, and functionality.

Sachin Katti, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Network and Edge at Intel, shares his perspective on critical shifts shaping the industry. He emphasizes the transition to open, cloud-based RANs, where software plays a central role in driving new efficiencies. He also explores the potential of network APIs, an area where Ericsson is leading, to unlock new monetization opportunities for telecom operators.

Programmable networks delivering three business outcomes - Ericsson interviews Dell's Dennis Hoffman

Halfway through the 5G deployment cycle, the global mobile industry stands at a pivotal juncture, marked by significant innovation and progress. As the ecosystem continues to evolve, industry thought leaders, analysts, and partners are increasingly focused on the transformative potential of 5G technologies.

Dennis Hoffman, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Dell Telecom Systems Business, emphasizes the necessity of ecosystem collaboration. Achieving key business goals such as revenue growth, cost reduction, and increased agility depends on strong partnerships across the industry. Programmable networks are emerging as crucial enablers of these objectives, delivering flexible, high-performance solutions that can adapt to dynamic market demands.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Mediatek

Join us for an insightful conversation between Cecilia Atterwall, VP Head of Marketing, and Mingxi Fan, Senior General Manager of Wireless Communication Technology and System Design at MediaTek. 

Discover how MediaTek's powerful chipsets are driving high-performing networks and leveraging AI to enhance network efficiency. Explore the foundational role of 5G SA in advancing AI technologies, promising to unlock the next wave of innovation for both consumers and enterprises.

Go-to-market

Our go-to-market partnerships expand our reach, enhance our product offerings and provide customers with comprehensive, integrated solutions. Examples include joint demand-generation activities, joint sales activities and indirect sales via a partner. The go-to-market partner category includes our Industry 4.0 ecosystem partners and our channel partners, as well as Cradlepoint and Vonage partners.

Ecosystem Conversations: Unlocking What’s Next

Watch thought-provoking discussions that spotlight how collaboration across the ecosystem is unlocking new business models and accelerating the Next Wave of Mobile.

Focus on high impact network API use cases upfront - Ericsson interviews Google Cloud's Anil Jain

We’re transforming how developers, enterprises, and operators interact with network capabilities.

Anil Jain, Global Managing Director of Strategic Consumer Industries at Google Cloud, shares insights on making networks more accessible to developers. He emphasizes the importance of moving beyond "black box" networks to unlock critical capabilities like latency, security, and privacy.

Through our collaboration with 12 of the world’s largest operators, we’re empowering millions of developers and fostering an open ecosystem built for scale.
Join us as we reshape what’s possible in the digital era.

Introducing Network APIs in three steps - Ericsson Interviews SAPs Yaad Oren

Network APIs are unlocking a new era of innovation for developers, enterprises, and operators. Just as 4G, GPS, and authentication services revolutionized industries like transportation and hospitality, network APIs are now poised to power the next wave of global applications and solutions.

In collaboration with 12 leading operators, Ericsson is enabling unprecedented access to network capabilities through open APIs—fostering an ecosystem built for large-scale innovation and enterprise transformation.

Yaad Oren, Managing Director of SAP Labs US, offers insights into how early adopters of network APIs are pioneering new technical capabilities and business models. He highlights how these APIs are shaping the future of enterprise applications, with exciting developments in areas like asset management and location-based services.

Connecting data and connectivity at the Enterprise edge - Ericsson interviews Zebra's Raghu Ram

With our technology, Zebra is transforming the modern enterprise by providing real-time visibility and automation tools that enhance efficiency and customer experience. Raghu emphasized how consumers now demand near-real-time insights into their experiences, driving Zebra to innovate with Bluetooth scanners, barcodes, sensors, and RFID tags.
 
Our collaboration with Zebra illustrates the power of partnership in delivering comprehensive enterprise wireless solutions that unlock new opportunities and drive competitive advantage. We’re excited about the future of enterprise connectivity and our role in shaping it.

The potential with an open ecosystem for rApps - Ericsson interviews AirHops Anand Parikh

Discover the discussion with Anand Parikh, CEO of AirHop, as he shares his perspective on enabling the rApps ecosystem.

He highlights the importance of an open ecosystem, the ongoing shift from lab trials to commercial deployments, and introduces the concept of “Sustainable Open AI RAN.” “For 5G networks to have good ROI that operators would be happy about, you have to have an open ecosystem for rApps,” emphasizes Parikh.

This openness continues to drive the innovation needed for 5G networks to reach their full potential. The mobile industry presents major opportunities through evolved network capabilities and tighter integration between applications and the network infrastructure.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Capgemini

Join us for an insightful conversation with Cecilia Atterwall, VP Head of Marketing at Ericsson, as she talks with Shamik Mishra, Vice President & CTO Connectivity at Capgemini Engineering at MWC25.

Discover how Ericsson and Capgemini are helping enterprises tackle data silos, capture valuable data, and leverage insights to achieve meaningful business outcomes. Explore the potential of network APIs and hear Shamik's thoughts on which verticals and applications are likely to be early adopters.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Litmus

In this engaging interview from MWC25, Peter Linder sits down with Jim Blanch, Global Partnership Manager at Litmus, to explore how private 5G is transforming operational efficiency. They delve into the capabilities of the Litmus Edge platform, which processes real-time data to enhance decision-making.

Their conversation highlights the synergy between private 5G and edge technology, emphasizing improvements in connectivity, data speed, and latency.

Unlocking what's next with Ericsson and Atlas Copco

Join Peter Linder, Head of Thought Leadership, as he interviews Ola Arnrup, Senior Global Product Manager for 5G and Battery at Atlas Copco, during MWC25. Atlas Copco is a key player in manufacturing tools for automotive and aerospace industries worldwide.

Unlocking What's Next with Ericsson and Dassault Systems

Join Peter Linder as he interviews Paul Weydert, a DELMIA Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, during MWC25. Paul unveils the transformative power of DELMIA's virtual twin technology, which optimizes operations throughout the production lifecycle.

Explore how the synergy between virtual and physical environments is enabled by private 5G networks, offering reliable, high-speed, low-latency connectivity, and enhanced security. Discover compelling examples of how this integration drives improved decision-making and agility in manufacturing operations.

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Our view on a shared vision

In the coming years, the next wave of mobile will reshape enterprises, unlock new network value and unleash innovation across sectors. Our industry has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create transformational change.

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Unlock the future of connectivity with CTO Focus Sessions

Step into the fast lane with CTO Focus Sessions, hosted by Erik Ekudden, Ericsson’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as he engages with key industry players. Together they explore the future of connectivity and emerging technologies.

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Capture the next wave of innovation

We are at an inflection point, where 5G is set to unleash a wave of innovation. Ericsson is driving an industry-wide shift that fundamentally changes how mobile networks are built, deployed and managed, and how connectivity is both consumed and valued. As the universal force that connects global innovators with the world’s industries, open and programmable 5G networks will serve as the foundation of the new digital ecosystem.

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