Global Scans · Ericsson · Weekly Summary

• [New] Evaluating the performance potential of new spectrum and exploring new and evolved technology concepts pre-6 G standardization is a top priority for Ericsson. VanillaPlus - The global voice of Telecoms IT
• Ericsson is participating in a strategic industry coalition with Qualcomm, announced at MWC, that sets a milestone-driven roadmap toward 6G commercial systems starting from 2029 onwards. Investing News Network (INN)
• Qualcomm, among industry leaders - from Nvidia, to T-Mobile, Cisco, Ericsson, and many more - has asserted its backing of 6G, with commercial projects slated for as soon as 2029. T3
• Ericsson is still well ahead of Nokia, but as it looks like 6G will firmly be an evolution rather than a revolution, ensuring that Ericsson's platform plays nicely with other vendors is as much a key RFP checkbox exercise as it is a strategic attempt to not get in the way of open progress. Rethink
• AI-Driven Autonomy: Integrated with Google Cloud's AI infrastructure, Ericsson On-Demand utilizes real-time telemetry to predict traffic patterns and optimize resource allocation, helping to reduce energy consumption and operational complexity. Ericsson
• AT&T provided an update on its $14 billion open RAN initiative with Ericsson, reporting steady progress toward running 70% of traffic over open hardware by 2026. Cenerva
• Ericsson plans to extend the capabilities of the Core Software-as-a-Service platform to support enhanced mobile broadband, voice services, and other 5G workloads. Ericsson
• The joint pledge says it will make sure 6G infrastructure is open, intelligent, resilient and accelerates innovation and safeguards global trust, and involves the likes of BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, SK Telecom, SoftBank Corp. and T-Mobile. TechRadar
• Ericsson warned carriers that AR services will increase network load significantly. Glass Almanac
• For vendors such as Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson, reduced competition has brought short-term opportunities, but Hotard warned the longer-term effects could be damaging if policy coordination breaks down between Europe and the US. Dawan Africa

Last updated: 29 March 2026