Drive innovation, growth and competitiveness in Europe with 5G

Transforming Europe's digital future: Embracing 5G and beyond

A New Deal for Mobile

The EU’s competitiveness, single market, security and green agendas must prioritize expansive transformational connectivity. We need a New Deal for Mobile with the same political focus and commitment to delivery that drove the GSM success over 40 years ago.

How to sharpen Europe’s competitive edge and secure future technology leadership

To accelerate the twin transitions and to close the region’s growth, productivity and innovation gaps with its main competitors, Europe needs high performance mobile networks. Policy should focus on incentivizing private investment, leveraging carefully targeted public investment and enabling innovation.

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How to sharpen Europe’s competitive edge and secure future technology leadership

Competitiveness, growth and jobs

High performance mobile connectivity is key to sharpening Europe’s competitive edge and positioning the region as a top location for industrial and technology companies to grow. Ericsson is supporting this effort by championing open networks and APIs that empower developers and businesses to harness the full capabilities of 5G in their solutions. This not only opens the door to cutting-edge technologies but also ignites a cycle of innovation that will drive investment and deliver a transformative impact on competitiveness, growth and jobs in Europe.

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Future technology leadership

Investment in transformational 5G today will secure the foundations for Europe´s technology leadership tomorrow. The regions with the greatest potential to benefit from 6G will be the ones that deploy the most advanced 5G networks by the end of this decade. Furthermore, high-speed mobile connectivity will be instrumental in scaling up cloud, AI, the metaverse and quantum-based innovation. It is these technologies that will form of basis of Europe´s future industrial technology leadership and ensure the region’s continued prosperity and progress.

Inclusion and sustainability

Transformational 5G will enable Europe’s SMEs to digitize, innovate, and connect to the broader economy, driving productivity and creating new wealth and job opportunities. It can help bridge the digital divide by powering the digital transformation of public services and local businesses in rural areas, attracting further investment, revitalizing communities and helping reverse the depopulation trend.. Mobile connectivity is also a fundamental lever for tackling climate change, helping to drive decarbonization across all industry sectors and deliver on Europe´s Net Zero ambition.

Learn more about how high-performance mobile networks will meet the needs of specific users, use cases, services and applications. Mobile provides an underpinning technology that will help develop Europe as a world class industrial and technology leader.

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Since 1876, Ericsson has played a pivotal role in shaping Europe's technological landscape. Today, we are dedicated to enhancing the region’s competitive edge and securing its future technology leadership by championing expansive transformational connectivity provided by mobile networks. This connectivity, and the advanced technologies it enables, is the key to unlocking innovation, accelerating digital transformation, and fostering inclusive and sustainable growth in Europe.