Ericsson

AT&T set a goal to lead the US in the deployment of open RAN, detailing a five-year collaboration with Ericsson which could see the operator spend up to $14 billion in all and which appeared to be a hammer blow to existing network vendor Nokia.

Ericsson raised its forecast for global 5G subscriptions to 1.6 billion by the end of 2023 after estimating additions to total 610 million, reflecting a 63 per cent increase year-on-year.

Ericsson partnered with three Canadian universities for an R&D initiative focused on building cyber-resilient and secure networks through automation and AI for the detection and prevention of attacks on 5G and 6G networks.

Ericsson agreed a deal to provide Ooredoo Qatar’s oil and gas enterprise customers with 4G network connectivity, a partnership aimed at connecting offshore facilities with arriving ships.

Ericsson successfully issued its first-ever green bond worth €500 million as part of its wider sustainability push, with the proceeds exclusively allocated to investments in energy efficiency.

Ericsson heralded a network-processing breakthrough with a portfolio of RAN compute silicon it stated would help operators to make the most of an increasingly diverse set of spectrum with a particular eye on 5G-Advanced and AI algorithms.

Ericsson deployed a software toolkit to strengthen standalone 5G by enabling premium services with differentiated connectivity, an offering the vendor claimed can create new business opportunities for operators.