A new era of cooperation and collaboration is needed to accelerate European digitalisation
We caught up with Ericsson’s CEO Börje Ekholm to hear about Ericsson’s work on the 5G rollout, how they’re helping Europe to achieve its digital and green ambitions and what can be done to accelerate digitalisation and 5G’s rollout.
5G and digitalisation have been at the forefront of policy discussions on many axis, from health to competition. We caught up with Ericsson’s CEO Börje Ekholm to hear about Ericsson’s work on the rollout of 5G, how they’re helping Europe to achieve its digital and green ambitions and what can be done to accelerate digitalisation and the 5G rollout.
How is Ericsson supporting the rollout of 5G?
Ericsson has proudly been at the heart of Europe’s innovation journey for almost 150 years. Our mission has always been fundamentally driven by a commitment to Europe and European values along with a desire to have Europe as a global innovation leader.
To make this happen, we invest more than €3 billion each year in R&D and employ 35,000 people across Europe. Through our 21 European Research & Development centres and 100+ unique R&D collaborations, we also engage with Europe’s industrial base and its SMEs, channelling our expertise and capital to ensure that Europe remains an innovation leader.
Ericsson was the first company to deploy 5G on four continents. This has included being part of the rollout programme in our home continent Europe. We currently have 145 commercial agreements in 63 countries helping to spread digital capacity and European values across the globe.
