An Ericsson-commissioned study by management consulting firm Analysys Mason highlights the potential economic, consumer and environmental benefits of 5G connectivity in 15 national emerging markets. With regulatory and government support, all fifteen countries could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46 per cent through 2035, with an estimated three-to-seven-fold cost-to-benefit ratio. The report, Future […]

Comms technologist Ericsson is to establish a new research unit in the UK as part of a multi-million-pound investment to boost the country’s future wireless connectivity capabilities. Tens of millions of pounds (GBP) will be invested by Ericsson over the next 10 years in a UK-based programme that will focus on 6G research and breakthrough […]

Ericsson has successfully achieved a peak data rate of more than 1Gbps for a single user device in a recent 5G Standalone (SA) field trial. The trial was done over a live Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) multi-operator, neutral-host capable network at the company’s North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. “We are excited to continue […]

Ericsson, the Swedish multinational networking and telco, has released its Q3 results, revealing that sales rose by 3 per cent in the period. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson, commented: “We see robust underlying performance and strong momentum in the business as we continue to execute on our strategy. This includes leadership in mobile […]

As 5G uptake in many parts of the world bridges the milestone from early adopters to mass adoption, major new Ericsson research – the industry’s largest global study of its kind to date – underlines consumers’ growing commitment to 5G and their expectations on next-generation uses cases. The Ericsson ConsumerLab report, 5G: The Next Wave, […]

Comms technologist Ericsson has released a report on the ‘Promise of 5G’ in India carried out by Ericsson ConsumerLab. The study carried out in the second quarter of 2022 reflects the views of 300 million daily smartphone users in urban India. The report highlights five key insights that will drive the uptake of 5G in […]

About 70 million new 5G subscriptions were added globally during the second financial quarter (April, May, June) of 2022, the latest update to the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals. The additions brought the total number of 5G subscriptions globally to 690 million as of the end of the second quarter, 2022. The Q2 2022 analysis is an […]

Ericsson has reported its Q2 2022 results. Group organic sales grew by 5 per cent YoY driven primarily by Networks in North America and Europe. Reported sales were SEK 62.5 billion (€5.8bn). Reported gross income increased to SEK 26.3 billion driven by higher sales. Gross margin was 42.1 per cent impacted by lower IPR revenues […]

Comms technologist Ericsson,  French aerospace company Thales, and wireless technology specialist Qualcomm Technologies are planning to take 5G out of this world and across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites. After having each conducted detailed research, which included multiple studies and simulations, the parties plan to enter smartphone-use-case-focused testing and validation of 5G non-terrestrial networks (5G […]

North America is forecast to lead the world in 5G subscription penetration in the next five years with nine-of-every-ten subscriptions in the region expected to be 5G in 2027, according to forecasts contained in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, which also predicts that current global 5G subscriptions will pass the one billion […]