Ericsson’s India 6G initiative aims to reshape its telecommunication landscape
Ericsson has launched its “India 6G” program, establishing a research team in Chennai. The initiative aims to develop telecom solutions that cater to India’s specific needs, aligning with the Government of India’s Bharat 6G vision statement.
Ericsson’s “India 6G” program aims to advance radio, networks, AI and cloud technologies. Through partnerships with the government, universities and key industry players, the program’s plan is to contribute to the new era of “India 6G”.
Magnus Frodigh, the head of research at Ericsson, highlights the significance of conducting research within a country and collaborating with international institutions to achieve the best possible outcomes.
“By establishing a dedicated 6G research team for in-country research, contextual to India’s need and collaborating with the world-class research programs across international research labs, we look forward to incorporating the needs of India into the mainstream of telecommunication technology evolution,” Frodigh says.
The company is aligned with the government’s views on 6G, notes Nitin Bansal, the head of Ericsson India.
“Our views on 6G are aligned with the views of ubiquitous connectivity, sustainable networks and affordable communications from Bharat 6G vision statement of the Government of India,” he explains.
Ericsson currently powers 155 live 5G networks across 66 countries and has been featured in reports like the Gartner 5G Magic Quadrant 2023 and the Frost Radar Global 5G Infrastructure.
In India, Ericsson has formed strategic partnerships with Bharti Airtel and Rjio, two communications service providers, to drive 5G tech deployment
In September, Ericsson and Google Cloud collaborated to develop a Cloud RAN solution on Google Distributed Cloud. The solution offers integrated automation and orchestration, leveraging AI/ML to benefit communications service providers (CSPs). The implementation of Ericsson vDU and vCU on GDC Edge has been accomplished, with live operations in Ericsson Open Lab in Ottawa, Canada.
Ericsson and Google Cloud say they partnered to advance cloud-native automation for network workloads. They are leveraging the open-source project Nephio, supported by the Linux Foundation, to deploy and manage highly distributed, interconnected workloads like 5G network functions.
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