Ericsson to develop smarter cloud and edge applications with $32 M funding

Twelve European Union member states under the lead of Germany and France have teamed up to create a common cloud and edge infrastructure and its associated smart services for the future.

The company notes that IPCEI-CIS offers companies and researchers a framework for cooperation and supports Ericsson and other contributors to make cloud and edge infrastructure possible across European industries.

“We are excited to continue our development of our cloud and infrastructure services and add on new, innovative features that will bring the usage of technology and customer experience to new levels,” says David Bjore, head of core networks engineering at Ericsson.

“Ericsson will in the frame of the IPCEI-CIS develop new technology that enhances the capabilities of our existing cloud solutions like Cloud Native Infrastructure Solution (CNIS) to cover future needs from Cloud RAN as well as new industrial edge applications with specific needs of low latency, high reliability and extra security.”

The funding will contribute to Ericsson’s R&D within cloud and edge infrastructure, aimed at innovating new applications for industries that could benefit from working on the cloud for critical applications.

The first applications to be developed in the project within four years are amongst the mobile industry, the factory manufacturing industry, and the autonomous driving sector. Ericsson has been accelerating the development of R&D initiatives related to funding granted under the IPCEI-CIS.

KeeCEK is the project from Ericsson in the IPCEI-CIS frame and its aim is to develop an edge cloud system for mission and industry-critical applications. The project also leverages existing mobile networks as a platform to deliver cloud services for critical enterprise and industrial applications.

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