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5g for Sweden
Björn Ekelund
5g – the next ICT frontier
1000x
Mobile Data
Volumes
10x-100x
Connected Devices
5x
Lower Latency
10x-100x
End-user Data
Rates
2G 3G
4G
5G
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10x
Battery Life for
Low Power
Devices
Source: METIS
5g – One network
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5g for Sweden – scope
Strengthen
competiveness of
Swedish industry
Industry
pilots
Apply ICT in
Industrial processes,
products & services
Innovation
platforms
Leverage current
and next generation
mobile networks
Research
programs
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• Energy & Utilities
• Transport & Automotive
• Safety & Security
Enabling smaller companies to:
• Cooperate with larger industry players
• Interact & meet academia
• Early and affordable access to technology
Establish a strong research community on ICT and its
integration in industry processes, products and services
partners
Industry partners
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Academia
Research institutes
Funding
Announced projects
Industry
pilots
Innovation
platforms
Research
programs
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• Ericsson and Saab – Antennas & advanced materials
• Ericsson and ABB – Remote operations
• Mobile Communication in Mines (PIMM) –
Ericsson, Boliden, LTU, Volvo CE, ABB, SICS,
TeliaSonera and Wolfit
• Ericsson, Scania and KTH – Integrated Transport Lab
• Ericsson, Saab and LiTH – Autonomous Research Arena
Example industry pilot
5G for remote Service & operation center
• Minimize need for personnel in hazardous
environments
• Ultra reliable and low latency communication
• Communication technology with global scale
supporting wide range of industrial use cases
• Unified industrial communications solution
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Example research program
Integrated transport Research lab
Automated Mining
Automated Platooning
Fellow Trucks
Automated Bus Services
Test Site
Stockholm
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Intelligent Urban Distribution
Example innovation platform
Industrial mobile communication in mining
› 5G communications technology
to provide
– Asset management
– Remote operation
– Improved safety
– Increase productivity
› Co-funded by Vinnova
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5g for Sweden
› Started by Ericsson taking a enabling role in projects
› Cross disciplinary programs
› ICT as an enabler to industry transformation
› Three legged approach
– Industry pilots
– Innovation platforms
– Research programs
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