Ericsson wins 5G Enabler of the Year award

Muscat: Ericsson has been named 5G Enabler of the Year at the Telecoms World Middle East 2018 that took place in Dubai on September 17, 2018.
The award is based on Ericsson’s position as a consolidated technology leader driving 5G innovation regionally and globally.
Ericsson’s network technology enables evolution from 4G to full 5G deployment through a natural, step-wise implementation that balances investments, revenue streams and competitiveness, while minimising risk.
Ericsson’s investments in innovation have delivered the benefits of telephony and mobile broadband to billions of people.
Ericsson’s expanded 5G portfolio and current radio system deployments are now set to ensure that 5G is a smooth network evolution through manageable steps, based on well-designed components of multiple technologies.
Ericsson and its partners have been working with 5G technology for several years in the labs, and carried out advanced field trials of these technologies in the last two years.
The company also signed the first 5G commercial deals. The company is pioneering the advancement of LTE for the existing spectrum in combination with new radio access technologies that primarily target new spectrum to enable 5G wireless access.
These and other exciting 5G developments were part of the discussion on September 17 and 18 at Telecoms World Middle East, a leading regional stage for influencers and game changers to meet, and share insights about the latest and most integral innovations revolutionising the telecom ecosystem.