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Accelerating digital transformation to spur innovation and sustainable development

Ericsson engages and collaborates with governments, regulators, legislators, businesses and industry associations to achieve positive and sustainable long term conditions for the ICT sector. With our presence in more than 180 countries, Ericsson’s Government & Policy Advocacy team work with our stakeholders to craft regulatory and public policy solutions that drive innovation, economic growth and societal inclusion.

Advanced, secure and trusted connectivity is key to accelerate digital transformation, spurring innovation, growth, resilience and technology leadership. The foundation of advanced mobile connectivity today is the deployment of transformational 5G at speed and scale, with mid-band spectrum to boost capacity and 5G standalone for new functionality and differentiated performance.

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Drive innovation, growth and competitiveness in Europe with 5G

Transforming Europe's digital future through innovation and sustainable digital transformation, partnering with policymakers to shape regulatory frameworks that support 5G, advanced digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

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Technology trends

Advanced connectivity is a key enabler for driving digital transformation and growth, scaling cloud and AI innovation, boosting competitiveness and future technology leadership. Read and listen to Ericsson experts on the latest trends in technology.

AI, cloud and mobile technologies are foundational and interlinked

Digital transformation is accelerating rapidly. AI, cloud, and mobile technologies are foundational for innovation in industries.  And they are tightly interlinked. Many AI use cases are not possible without mobile and cloud.

Our CTO Erik Ekudden explains how it all comes together in the video about the new wave of mobile.

 

 

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Policy areas

Network regulation

Network regulation should support long term stable rules that stimulate investments and usage, foster infrastructure competition, and uphold the principle of technology neutrality.

Cyber network security

Cyber-attacks target all kinds of devices, services, and networks, and come in a variety of forms, including information theft, fraud, identity theft, denial of service and malware. Security status of mobile networks is a key consideration to protect end-users.

Data protection

Data protection regulation should define neither the technology nor the means used for the collection and processing of the personal data.

Cross-border data flows

Data should be able to flow by default. Any limitation to cross border data flows should be limited to clearly defined exceptions in line with WTO principles such as GATS Article 14.

Future spectrum

Spectrum regulation should aim for attaining harmonized and unrestrictive regulatory conditions for 5G and 6G systems.

Principles of spectrum licensing

A wave of 5G auctions and renewals of existing licenses are expected over the next five years.

Spectrum awards

Timely licensing of harmonized spectrum suitable for 4G and 5G is a requirement to achieve early mass market services and applications.

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