Telia, Ericsson and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology join forces to build an arena for 5G to be tested and develop 5G in Sweden.
“The 5G environment we will establish at KTH Campus means great opportunities to test technology and applications,” says Mats Lundbäck, CTO, Telia Sweden. “Telia will contribute with technical, cutting-edge competence and solutions to ensure that Swedish academia and industry are in the driver’s seat and are able to take leadership in 5G use case development.”
The concept behind the cooperation focuses on expanding 5G network as it is believed to be the key on achieving an entirely digitised society. 5G plays a pioneering role in rolling out technologies like, for example, IoT and connected cars.
“It's really exciting with such a concrete initiative, where the development of new 5G solutions takes place in the physical KTH environment,” says Mikael Östling, Deputy President, KTH. “This will give our researchers, teachers and students great opportunities to participate and develop an increased understanding of the demands of 5G and future generations telecom networks. I also think our joint agreement shows that Sweden is good at collaborating, which is something KTH prioritizes.”
The new cooperation is part of the Digital Demo Stockholm initiative that drives improvements for a smarter city by means of digital solutions.
“Our joint efforts with Telia and KTH in building a 5G test environment is yet another step in our continued investment in R&D for 5G leadership. It is important to us to be part of the ecosystem of industries, communications service providers and academia for Sweden to stay at the forefront of 5G technology. 5G will accelerate the digitalization of society, impacting people’s lives and businesses alike,” says Joakim Sorelius, Head of Development Unit Networks, Ericsson.