- Stockholm City Center first to benefit with most of Norrmalm,
Östermalm and Vasastan to be covered by mid-June
- Ericsson President and CEO,
Börje Ekholm, says 5G will transform Swedish life, society and
business for the better
- Initial 5G services to be enhanced following spectrum auctions
later this year
KISTA, Sweden, May 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish
communications service provider Telia Company has launched
commercial 5G in Stockholm powered
by Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Radio Access Network (RAN) products and
solutions.
Initial services on the 700Mhz band will cover most of central
Stockholm by mid-June, including
the Norrmalm, Östermalm and Vasastan districts.
Telia aims to enhance and supplement its low-band 5G commercial
services with additional nationwide 5G coverage, including mid- and
high-bands, following the auction of the related spectrum by the
Swedish government later this year. For this launch Telia is using
its existing 700MHz spectrum, boosted by LTE and New Radio (NR)
carrier aggregation.
Having already partnered successfully on 5G in Sweden - including enabling the country's
first live 5G network at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and
partnering with Volvo to operate Sweden's first industrial 5G network - Telia
selected Ericsson as its 5G partner for the launch network. Earlier
this month Telia's sister company Telia
Norway also launched its first commercial 5G services, with
Ericsson as its sole 5G RAN supplier.
Products and solutions from Ericson Radio System are already
powering the first Telia Company Stockholm City Center 5G services
and supporting commercially available Telia 5G-ready
smartphones.
Telia's 5G network is also powered 100 percent by renewable
electricity, accredited by the Swedish Environmental Protection
Association's Good Environmental Choice mark.
Anders Ygeman, Sweden's
Minister of Energy and Digital Development, joined senior Telia and
Ericsson executives for today's launch in Stockholm.
Allison Kirkby, CEO, Telia Company, says: "Our networks have never
been more important to lives and livelihoods, than now. Telia's 5G
launch lays the foundations for the next phase of digital
transformation, with innovation, sustainability and security as
three critical pillars, and we are proud to be doing this launch in
partnership with Ericsson. As we roll-out 5G across Sweden, we will open up new user experiences
and accelerated innovation in areas such as entertainment,
healthcare, manufacturing and transport, that will collectively
strengthen and protect everyone living and working in Sweden, and Swedish competitiveness in the
world."
Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson, says: "This is a real
milestone for us as a Swedish company as we partner with Telia
Company to make commercial 5G a reality for its users in
Stockholm. Whether through
enhanced mobile broadband or innovative new business, societal and
industrial applications, 5G is set to change life and society for
the better right across Sweden. We
look forward to working with our strategic partner Telia Company to
drive this change and ensure Sweden benefits from the competitive benefits
of digitalization."
With today's launch Ericsson now has 37 live 5G networks in 22
countries. Ericsson's live networks are part of the 91 commercial
5G agreements or contracts the company has with unique operators
globally, of which 48 are publicly announced 5G deals.
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