The partnership intends to collaborate with global industry partners to deploy advanced 5G solutions in the country
The partnership will utilise Ericsson’s networking expertise and Singtel’s 5G network. (Credit: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
Swedish telecom company Ericsson and Singtel have announced a partnership to speed up 5G adoption across multiple industries in Singapore.
The two companies intend to collaborate with global industry partners to develop and deploy advanced 5G solutions in the country.
The partnership will utilise Ericsson’s networking expertise and Singtel’s 5G network, test facilities and capabilities to power up Singapore’s 5G enterprise ecosystem.
It will also leverage partnerships across various industries such as oil and gas, maritime, pharmaceutical, aerospace, financial services, retail and construction.
ABB, Axis Communications, Bosch, Bosch Rexroth, DHL Supply Chain, Hexagon, PTC and Rohde & Schwarz as well as Cradlepoint are the global partners, which will support in accelerating the adoption of 5G by enterprises.
Singtel group enterprise CEO Bill Chang said: “We are always looking for ways to stimulate conversations and drive even more innovation to encourage more 5G adoption by enterprises.
“Our partnership with Ericsson has been key to our 5G roll out and offers us a unique opportunity to come together to build an open platform for enterprises to ideate, co-create, test and eventually go-to-market.”
Ericsson and Singtel are conducting trials with ABB, Hexagon and Axis Communications for industrial applications of 5G. The trials will cover advanced manufacturing, logistics, smart city development, analytics and industrial automation.
ABB has tested the potential of 5G in the industrial manufacturing space, by connecting its single-arm YuMi cobot to Singtel’s 5G GENIE to access an on-site Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) platform.
Hexagon is working with Ericsson and Singtel for the large scale autonomous shop floor measurement with 5G connection.
Trials with Axis Communications involve leveraging 5G technology to demonstrate the ease and cost-effectiveness of deploying Axis devices with edge-based analytics for hard-to-reach areas in cities.
Chang added: “We have seen some encouraging outcomes from our early trials and the key to that success is our common goal of transforming the future of business operations by harnessing the power of 5G. These trials are the springboard to more innovation and we welcome more enterprises to come on board with their ideas.”
The new partnership builds on the joint 5G initiatives launched by both companies in the past year.