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Ericsson launches automation hub in Nigeria Thursday 15 April 2021 | 10:35 CET | News Ericsson has announced plans to create an automation hub in Nigeria to enable operators to improve services to their customers. The hub will showcase recent innovations and developments, test use cases, and become a medium to invest in local competence. Lucky La Riccia, vice president and Head of Digital Services at Ericsson Middle East and Africa, said the Ericsson Automation Hub in Nigeria will focus on partners in Africa as they use digital transformation to turn complexities to opportunities and provide value to consumers.
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Ericsson has been presented with two awards at the MTN Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (GSSC) Annual Supplier Award Ceremony. Ericsson was recognised for its outstanding services and achievements with awards in two categories: Most Collaborative Supplier Award and Performance Excellence (Technology) Award.
The Most Collaborative Supplier Award (Technology) recognises the supplier that has been very responsive and supportive throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the Performance Excellence (Technology) Award recognises the supplier that has consistently delivered throughout 2020.
Vice President at Ericsson Middle East and Africa, Nicolas Blixell, said: “We remain committed to our customer promise and delivering on excellence to MTN. Though 2020 was a particularly challenging year globally, we are proud to have delivered best of class network and technology services and kept MTN customers securely connected, staying true to MTN’s strategy objectives.”
United Arab Emirates’ du selects 5G RAN
February 24, 2021
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to deploy its state of the art 5G radio access network (RAN) products and solutions as part of a major network expansion and modernization.
In line with United Arab Emirates’ Vision 2021 to create a knowledge base, sustainable economy in the emirates, du will transform its RAN 5G network with Ericsson’s state-of the art Ericsson Radio System. This will enable it to address new business opportunities and diverse 5G use cases, including Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), massive Internet of Things (IoT), ultra-reliable low-latency (URLL) innovative applications across enterprise and industry verticals such as smart city, manufacturing, Health etc.
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Vice President of Ericsson Middle East and Africa, Nicolas Blixell, speaks about how emerging technologies can enhance connectivity that will drive social and economic change in Africa. Emma Okonji presents the excerpts:
With the slow and steady growth of technology in Africa, how will you describe its potential and how does Ericsson plan to tap into emerging technologies to speed up Africa’s technology growth?
Connectivity is a critical enabler of social and economic change. Its dynamism constantly offers us new ways to overcome both global and regional development challenges. If leveraged for good, the introduction of 5G and expansion of LTE networks across Africa can accelerate this process exponentially. According to our latest Ericsson mobility report, LTE was estimated to account for around 15 per cent of subscriptions by the end of 2020. By 2026 mobile broadband subscriptions are predicted to increase, reaching 76 per cent of mobile subscriptions, while 5G and LTE subscrip