The network equipment manufacturer Ericsson said on Tuesday that it will invest millions of pounds in 6G mobile research in Britain, collaborating with universities on hardware security, AI and cognitive networks, and quantum computing. The 10-year plan, according to the Swedish business, will assist to push the development of next-generation 6G networks, which are anticipated to be commercially accessible around 2030. The Swedish company now sells 5G equipment to all four British mobile networks.
According to Katherine Ainley, CEO of Ericsson UK and Ireland, British universities are leading the globe in some of the technologies that will support next-generation networks.
20 seasoned researchers would be assembled into a team here in the UK, and she said that sponsors for students will also be sought after. Our initial priorities will be hardware security and 6G networking.
The new team will supplement Ericsson's 17 current research centres across 12 nations, according to her.
She mentioned Surrey, Bristol, and Manchester as potential partner institutions and noted that it normally takes 8 to 10 years from engaging with researchers to the creation of commercial technologies.
The British government said Ericsson's investment was a "huge vote of confidence" in the nation's telecoms sector and added that it would soon publish a strategy on 6G technology. The British government has been working to protect funding for scientific research after Brexit.The new team will supplement Ericsson's 17 current research centres across 12 nations, according to her.
She mentioned Surrey, Bristol, and Manchester as potential partner institutions and noted that it normally takes 8 to 10 years from engaging with researchers to the creation of commercial technologies.
The British government said Ericsson's investment was a "huge vote of confidence" in the nation's telecoms sector and added that it would soon publish a strategy on 6G technology. The British government has been working to protect funding for scientific research after Brexit.
According to a statement made by Ericsson earlier this year, increased adoption of 5G in China and North America would enable the total number of 5G mobile subscriptions worldwide approach 1 billion in 2022. The business said in its biannual Mobility Report that its forecast for 2022 has been reduced by about 100 million due to a weaker global economy and the uncertainty raised by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Adoption of 5G has been aided by telecom companies' drive to introduce the technology and lower device costs to as little as $120 (about Rs. 10,000). According to Peter Jonsson, the report's executive editor, at the time. Compared to North America, which added 65 million users in 2021, "China added about 270 million users."
