Wind Tre selects Ericsson for RAN modernization in Italy • Multi-year Radio Access Network (RAN) transformation deal includes the provision of 5G-ready hardware, software and services • Rollout of Ericsson solutions – including the Ericsson Radio System– supports Wind Tre’s ambition to have the nation’s highest performing mobile network • Improved network quality and user experience for Wind Tre’s 31 million subscribers Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by Wind Tre to modernize its Radio Access Network (RAN) across Italy. The deal will see the implementation of the Ericsson Radio System (ERS) product portfolio into the Italian communications service provider’s network starting October 2018, including new ERS Radios, and ERS Basebands to improve network quality and user experience for the company’s 31 million customers. Arun Bansal, Senior Vice President and Head of Europe & Latin America at Ericsson, says: “More and more service providers are turning to our state of the art Ericsson Radio System to answer their RAN transformation challenges. Our strengthened partnership with Wind Tre will bring the best radio access solutions on the market to life in their nationwide network. This will help to ensure that Wind Tre delivers the best user experience possible to its customers in an increasingly data hungry and ultra-low-latency demanding market.” Since its launch in 2015, Ericsson has delivered Ericsson Radio System with 5G-ready multi-standard solutions to more than 240 service providers worldwide. Ericsson Radio System enables mobile operators to address growth opportunities and transform their radio networks by leveraging a 5G-ready, multi-standard and modular architecture. It delivers industry-leading performance on the smallest site footprint with the lowest energy consumption. The deal continues the collaboration and recent announcement that Wind Tre has chosen Ericsson to virtualize its core network as part of the evolution of its network to 5G Core. Related links. Ericsson Radio System Ericsson to transform Wind Tre core network in Italy NOTES TO EDITORS For media kits, backgrounders and high-resolution photos, please visit www.ericsson.com/press FOLLOW US: www.twitter.com/ericsson www.facebook.com/ericsson www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson www.youtube.com/ericsson Subscribe to Ericsson press releases here. MORE INFORMATION AT: News Center media.relations@ericsson.com (+46 10 719 69 92) investor.relations@ericsson.com (+46 10 719 00 00) ABOUT ERICSSON Ericsson enables communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The company’s portfolio spans Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Emerging Business and is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and find new revenue streams. Ericsson’s investments in innovation have delivered the benefits of telephony and mobile broadband to billions of people around the world. The Ericsson stock is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and on Nasdaq New York. www.ericsson.com

Nokia and China Mobile to set up joint AI*5G lab for further research using artificial intelligence and machine learning in 5G networks

• MoU signed to research radio resource management and traffic prediction using AI and machine-learning in 5G  RAN network
• Establishment of joint AI*5G lab in Hangzhou, China, to accelerate technical innovation and integration.
• Collaboration will foster open RAN ecosystem as Nokia and China Mobile work with third parties to shape future super-fast 5G and Edge Cloud services
• China Mobile will lead solution definition and related open API interface standardization, Nokia responsible for solution verification and demo development.
• Leverages Nokia 5G Future X architecture including Nokia ReefShark-powered AirScale Cloud RAN and AirFrame open edge server

July 6, 2018

Shanghai, China – Nokia and China Mobile have signed an MoU to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize future networks and enable the delivery of new Edge Cloud and 5G services. The companies will jointly establish a laboratory in Hangzhou, China to develop the demo system to verify technology use cases using Nokia 5G Future X architecture, while China Mobile will lead the research in terms of scenario selection, requirements confirmation, open API standardization and solution definition.

As massive and rapidly changing connectivity and coverage demands are placed on 5G networks by billions of IoT devices and a growing array of consumer services, networks will need to predict and respond to those changes in real-time. Under the new agreement, Nokia and China Mobile will work together to research the application of AI and machine learning to ensure any changes in demand are predicted and network resources are automatically allocated to meet all service demands with consistent high quality and reliability.

At the new laboratory in Hangzhou, Nokia and China Mobile will foster an open RAN and 5G ecosystem working with third parties to leverage AI and machine learning and optimize networks for the delivery of services such as cloud virtual reality gaming. The companies’ research will use the Nokia AirScale Cloud RAN, AirFrame OpenRack, open edge server and ReefShark chipsets, as well as Nokia-developed AI middleware to access embedded intelligence. Nokia and China Mobile will also conduct technology field trials and demonstrations.

Yuhong Huang, Deputy General Manager of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI)  said: “China Mobile has been paying attention to the application of artificial intelligence for a long time, and making effort to build an open and collaborative 5G+AI  ecosystem. With the signing of this MoU, weare pleased to t initiate the collaboration on the research of big data and machine learning technologies applying to 5G RAN network, and make joint effort in the O-RAN alliance which was kickoffed recently to enhance the intelligence of 5G network, reduce the complexity, and explore the new capabilities of network.”

Marc Rouanne, president of Mobile Networks at Nokia, said: “The work we are doing with China Mobile is a prime example of how we can help our customers unlock the potential within their 5G networks using open interfaces and toolkits. The use of AI and machine learning will enable myriad new services opportunities and we are pleased to leverage the capabilities of our 5G Future X architecture to support China Mobile’ AI research to optimize future networks and the delivery of many innovative new services.”

Resources

• Web Page: Nokia 5G Future X: Unleashing the potential of 5G
• Web Page: Nokia 5G Future X ReefShark: The most empowered 5G network
• Web Page: Nokia AirScale Cloud RAN
• Web Page: Nokia AirFrame open edge server
• Press Release: Nokia, ranked #1 in China Mobile central bid, will provide transport network to support data center interconnect and future 5G services
• Press Release : Nokia and China Mobile to jointly explore use of 5G to drive new business opportunities for vertical industries

Tags: 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud RAN

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