The Voice of 5G

Join us for our farewell to the Voice of 5G podcast, celebrating the last 4.5 years of the show. Previous guests return to reflect on their thoughts on 5G, their relationship with podcasting, and their expectations for the future of 5G and even 6G.

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of the Voice of 5G podcast! This week, we are joined by our North American colleagues and network experts, Sashieka Seneviratne and Paul Challoner. We focus on three hot topics for the area - Open RAN, sustainability and monetization. We discuss various use cases in the sporting world, including the power of network slicing when watching diving championships, as well as touching upon non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks, rApps, FWA and more.

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This week, we're joined by Peter Jonsson and Peter Linder to jump into the latest Ericsson Mobility Report which came out in June. We dive deeper into the importance of differentiated services, traffic patterns and changes in the 5G landscape together with Peter and Peter.

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This episode, we're joined by Andrea Dona from Vodafone and Blessing Makumbe from Ericsson to talk about how standalone 5G and network slicing was used in the broadcasting of King Charles III's coronation in London in May, which was the first time in Britain a commerical slice of 5G SA was used at such a big and monumental event. Want to know more about broadcasting over 5G? Download this guide: https://www.ericsson.com/en/network-slicing/network-slicing-use-cases-series/remote-broadcasting

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Gaming spans across lots of different end services, ranging from mobile games like 'Wordle' to console games like 'The Last of Us.' 5G is very important when it comes to gaming as it can power new opportunities, especially through network slicing. This episode we're joined by Jim Sephton, the Managing Director of UK Hado. Hado is an accessible and fun 'technosport' that allows users to play with people all around the world. We are also joined by Ericsson's very own Mats Johansson, Senior 5G Marketing Manager specializing in 5G monetization and network slicing.

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This is part 4, the very last part of our MWC series, where we focus on the mobile networks, which are of specific interest to service providers. We dive deeper into areas like sustainability, specifically energy-efficiency with radios and massive MIMO. We also discuss private networks, network slicing, use cases and GPS systems!

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Part 3 of our Mobile World Congress special focuses on 5G monetization and explores both new services and how communication service providers will make money from 5G. Join us as we discuss talk differentiated services, fixed wireless access new VR and XR use cases, and e-commerce shown at MWC23.

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This is part two of our MWC series, in this episode, we explore 5G for enterprises. We discuss, both in the studio and on the floor at MWC, a variety of key areas such as API's, ecosystems and networks. We also touch-upon a variety of use cases that utilise important tech, like digital twins and augmented reality, to make sure that their operations run smoothly.

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Welcome to part one of our Mobile World Congress episodes! This time, we're talking about Future Networks and key insights from MWC 2023. With the help of our roving reporter, Swati Varma, we delve into topics like 5G networks, security, the metaverse and sustainability.

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This week, we're joined by Voice of 5G podcast veteran and head of Ericsson's ConsumerLab, Jasmeet Singh Sethi, to discuss the latest ConsumerLab report, called '5G: The Next Wave.' This report gives insights into consumers thoughts on 5G and their future predictions. Key insights include the perceptions of 5G vs the facts, data usage and the rise of augmented reality. Take a look at the report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/consumerlab/reports/5g-next-wave

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For episode 84, '5G hardware design', we're joined by Mårten Skoger and Andreas Säfström, from the Design & User Experience team at Ericsson. The team has won the Red Dot Award - a prestigious award that celebrates outstanding design - several times. We discuss how to see if hardware is 5G, how you can see if it's an Ericsson product, the focus on sleek, functional designs and the nerdy fun of radio-spotting. Check out our hardware at MWC or on our website!

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This week, we're joined by Sven Hellsten, the business development director for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) at Ericsson, working to connect 5G using satellites for truly global connectivity. We discuss how the technology is progressing rapidly, in a few years we could be seeing the mass standardisation, with a 'satellite roaming' feature on smartphones for an extra cost. Satellite connectivity could help with a variety of use cases, from sharing a picture in a remote part of the world, to helping with emergency communications and journalism in areas with limited networks. Check out Ericsson's booth at MWC to see a demo!

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For our bonus episode - co-hosted by Peter Marshall - we talk to the recent finalists and mentors of the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2022. EIA is a global competition where any university student can innovate an idea that will utilize technology to solve global challenges. This year, students were asked to 'Impact our sustainable future'. The finalists are Teams Benoit (Indonesia), Schrodinger Energy (Nigeria) and Saptkrishi Scientific (India). The winners, Benoit, had the brilliant idea to create flexible solar panels using plastic waste. Check out the Ericsson website to explore the diversity and talent of all EIA semi-finalists: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/eia

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For episode 81, ?The Year in 5G?, we recap all of our ?Voice of 5G? podcast episodes from the past year. Covering everything from 5G speed, the internet of things, ecosystems and the THOR project to our latest discussion about energy and efficiency. We?ll recap key conversations, use cases, the changes from 4G to 5G, financial considerations and more!

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Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2022 edition, is just out - and we're joined by Peter Jonsson, executive editor for the report, and Ove Persson, director of energy performance, to discuss the latest 5G numbers and energy efficiency, which is covered by 2 articles in the report. Exactly how fast is 5G is growing worldwide? How many 5G subscriptions, 5G subscribers? What's the population coverage? We also dive into the important topic of network energy efficiency. The challenge is that more data means more energy is needed and finding new ways to reduce energy consumption is key, such as modernization and automation - service provider e& in UAE is working towards their own sustainability goals. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Ericsson and Verizon are paving the way for secure, mobile critical communications response services in the form of mobile on-site networks and 'networks on wheels'. We explore what's happening in the THOR project with Blaze Vincent from Ericsson and Carlo Thompson from Verizon. The THOR (Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response) project is a rapidly deployable emergency response network solution, with 4G and 5G capabilities, as well as microwave and satellite links. These vehicles provide the communications that are needed in emergencies and allow other technologies to connect, in order to extract data and implement communication solutions quickly. To read more about this award-winning solution, check out Blaze's blog here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2021/11/5g-deployable-networks-for-mission-critical-communications --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

The 5G Transport Summit brings together experts from all around the world, to share findings on 5G and collaborate to create new ideas. We explore the niche realities of using 5G transport networks and the big questions about what the future of 5G transport looks like with summit attendees and speakers Mika Heikkinen, Head of Product Line Transport at Ericsson, Fabian Josefsson from Telia Norway and George Skiadas from Cosmote, Greece. We dive deeper into energy saving techniques, automation, synchronisation and more, highlighting the importance of implementing changes in a industry that is progressing rapidly. Check out the Ericsson Microwave Outlook Report for more information here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/microwave-outlook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

As cellular technology can be used to connect everything from electrical grids to shipping containers, understanding the ecosystems is a central skill for anyone dealing with 5G, IT or specific industry verticals. In this episode we have Ericsson's Peter Linder and Harald Baur on to talk about the transforming technology landscape where understanding and navigating the ecosystems grows more complex, and also more important. Find and subscribe to their new blog series here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/new-world-of-possibilities/limitless-connectivity/ecosystem-evolution-blog-series-2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Edge computing is said to be the thing that truly makes 5G into more than just a bigger data pipe. But what is it really, and how do you know that you're "on the edge"? Let's dive into the area of edge computing together with Ericsson's experts Carlos Bravo and Jitendra Manocha who can both explain the basics and dive into why it's important to get the right service at the right moment, wherever you are and whatever you're connecting! Read their blog about the 5 key success factors for edge computing infrastructure: https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2022/5/edge-computing-infrastructure-5-key-factors --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We have updated figures and forecasts for 5G from Ericsson Mobility Report, with executive editor Peter Jonsson joining to talk us through the highlights. One of the articles in the report is co-written together with Staffan Eriksson, Senior Portfolio Manager at Division X, the IoT section of Telia Company and he tells us both about what happens with their 5G roll-out in Sweden as well as some amazing IoT use cases they have been working on and which are also covered in the article. Read the full report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/reports/june-2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

5G coverage in city centers where capacity is in high demand seems to be prioritized by the service providers - but why is 5G also of importance to rural areas? Paul Coffey, CEO of The Scotland 5G Centre, lets us know how they bring universities, start-ups, businesses and providers together to work on solutions for great connectivity in the highlands - and why 5G is increasingly important also for less populated areas. Get inspired, and check out their site here: https://scotland5gcentre.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're back and we're visiting The Big 5G Event in Austin, Texas, USA, together with Cradlepoint's CMO Todd Krautkremer talking 5G for enterprises - what's different when it comes to supplying 5G to enterprises compared to smartphone users? As cloud data becomes more important for our everyday work and life enterprises are looking for improved connectivity - is 5G the solution? And if you want to know more about 5G spectrum for local industrial networks that Paul mentions, here's the whitepaper: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/white-papers/5g-spectrum-for-local-industrial-networks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Reiner Ludwig, strategic product manager, has worked for Ericsson for over 25 years and he's on a mission to redefine how we measure the performance of mobile networks. It's not just the top speed that's relevant - it's "time to content"! Listen to him explain, or read all about it in his blog here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2022/1/who-cares-about-peak-download-speeds-in-5g --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Straight from the biggest 5G event of the year - Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - we have Cecilia Atterwall, head of Ericsson Networks Marketing & Comms, and tech thought leader Dr Sally Eaves on the podcast to get their first impressions as well as expectations about what they will hear and see in the Ericsson hall. You can #ImaginePossible yourself in this interactive demo, which is an online version to the one on site https://ericssonimaginepossible.com - and see what Sally and Cecilia did after the podcast here: https://youtu.be/StyVaRsxXZs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

In this episode we look into the future of 5G! We have Anette Lundvall, project manager for Ericsson Mobility Report, and Michael Björn, head of research agenda at Ericsson's Consumer & Industry Lab, with us to talk about what trends they see in mobile connectivity in the next 5-10 years. You can read the new 10 Hot Consumer Trends report about the "Everyspace Plaza" here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/consumerlab/reports/10-hot-consumer-trends-2030-the-everyspace-plaza and the Mobility Report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're back with one last track before the year ends - and it's all to celebrate 10 years of Ericsson Mobility Report, the twice yearly update on statistics and forecasts for mobile networks around the world! With Mr Mobility Report himself, Patrik Cerwall, and Bengt Nordström, Managing Director of Strategy & Consulting at Accenture - we talk about how the mobile networks have developed from the 80ies until now, and what 5G brings to the game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

US service providers were among the first to launch 5G and we have Ericsson's head of 5G marketing in North America, Peter Linder (known as @onelinders on Twitter), on the podcast to give us an update on what has happened, what's happening and what's about to happen with 5G in the near future in the United States of America. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Half a billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2021? Let's take a look at the latest mobile network statistics! We have Anette Lundvall, project manager for Ericsson Mobility Report, on the podcast to give us an update on the progress of rolling out 5G technology in the world. You can download the report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

What's so special about millimeter wave 5G? And what do they mean when they talk high band? In today's episode we have Ericsson's mmWave product experts Anders Helsing and Laetitia Falconetti with us to explain all about mmWave, and why it's so special. They call it "the icing on the cake" in this blog: https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2021/3/why-5g-millimeter-wave-is-the-icing-on-the-cake --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

What's going on inside the 5G equipment? What's the difference between having purpose-built hardware for 5G processing and putting the computing into the cloud? We're visited by Michael Begley, Head of Ericsson's RAN Compute, who will explain why processing is increasingly important in 5G, as well as what Moore's law brings to the table. More about Ericsson Silicon here https://www.ericsson.com/en/ran/ericsson-silicon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

How is 5G spectrum allocated between 4G and 5G in the best, most dynamic way? Once again we have Dr Sibel Tombaz - or Mrs Ericsson Spectrum Sharing as she's also known - joining our podcast, this time together with Hannes Ekström, to talk about the latest development withing Dynamic Spectrum Sharing. What's happened during the last year, is it in use, and what do the service providers say about it? More about Spectrum Sharing - and a video with Sibel - can be found here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/ran/spectrum-sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're diving into the area of slicing 5G networks together with experts Pehr Claesson, marketing director at Ericsson with focus on enterprise opportunities, and Ajay Gautam, strategic product manager for RAN slicing, also at Ericsson. Find out more about Network Slicing on our website here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/network-slicing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We've called in Ericsson's Head of Networks for Europe and Latin America, Christian Leon, to give us an update about what has happened in these regions when it comes to 5G during 2020, and what we can expect in 2021. One unexpected thing that happened between the time of the interview and this week was that Sweden - at last - finalized our 5G midband spectrum auctions! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Together with Cecilia Atterwall, head of Ericsson Network's marketing and communicationss, and Hannes Ekström, head of Ericsson's 5G access products, we look back on the year of 2020 - what happened within the area of 5G and 5G technology for us during the year? What were the highlights in this year riddled by the pandemic? And what are we looking forward to seeing more of in 2021? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

How can enterprises, small businesses and startups use 5G? We get this question quite a lot, which is why we've invited Cristina Pandrea, Senior Researcher at Ericsson Consumer Lab, and project lead for Startup 5G program, and Jasmeet Sethi, Head of Ericsson's Consumer Lab, to this podcast to talk about their new program Startup 5G! More info here: https://www.ericsson.com/startup-5g --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're visited by colleagues Eric Parsons and Gabriel Foglander from Ericsson's Cloud RAN team who will talk about moving functionality from the Radio Access Network, the RAN, to the cloud - ie moving it to connected, virtualized servers. Why is this such a hot topic right now and why is this important for 5G latency? Read more about what they have just launched here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2020/10/ericsson-announces-cloud-ran-portfolio-for-increased-network-flexibility --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

In this episode Antti Kauppinen of Finish Erillisverkot is visiting the podcast to tell us all about the Virve 2.0 project, providing connectivity to the public safety workers in Finland together with Ericsson's Head of Mission Critical Networks, Manuel Ruiz. Manuel will be one of the speakers at the Critical Communication Week, an online event you can join here: https://www.criticalcommunicationsweek.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

There are a multitude of applications - or as we call it "use cases" - for 5G, and today the time has come to power utilities! What can 5G bring to power - well that's actually the headline for a report from our Consumer & Industry Lab and we have their senior researcher Patrik Hedlund as well as Marcus Törnqvist who is strategic product manager for Ericsson's IoT platform services with us in this episode to talk about this topic. Here's the link to the report: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/industrylab/reports/bringing-5g-to-power --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

5G is not just about hardware! In this episode we talk about software features which are already improving 5G coverage and capacity! We're talking massive MIMO, Uplink Booster and carrier aggregation with Sebastian Faxér and Björn Karlberg from our product management team - what are these features doing for 5G and will we see more software upgrades going forward? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

A press release went out this week with the heading "New Ericsson AIR solutions to accelerate 5G mid-band deployment" - and we have David Hammarwall, head of product line Radio at Ericsson and Mikael Eriksson, who heads up the antenna business from our Kathrein acquisition to talk about these launches. Learn more about Antenna Integrated Radios and why mid-band spectrum is crucial from these experts - and if you want to see these antennas, watch the live broadcast from earlier this week here: https://youtu.be/EsXZKndan2g --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

New Ericsson Mobility Report is out with a special section about the impact of the pandemic on mobile networks and network roll-outs and in this episode we have both the Patrik Cerwall, executive editor of that report, and Jasmeet Singh Sethi who has studied how ICT consumers are impacted by the pandemic. You can find Ericsson Mobility Report here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report/reports/june-2020 and the ConsumerLab study here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/consumerlab/reports/keeping-consumers-connected-during-the-covid-19-crisis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Returning guests Marie Hogan and Thomas Noren reached out to give us an update about all the fascinating things happening in the area of IoT - and especially in the Critical IoT area where dedicated networks play a vital part. The article mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/ericsson-technology-review/articles/critical-iot-connectivity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Let's talk some strategy! We have guests from Ericsson's Strategic Customer Engagements team with us today to talk about their new report "Capturing business opportunities beyond mobile broadband" which is a guide for communication service providers wanting to venture into the B2B sphere of providing connectivity not only to smartphone users, but also enterprises. Dowload the report here: https://foryou.ericsson.com/capturing-opportunities-beyond-mbb-download.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We were waiting for spectrum auctions, but commercial 5G in Sweden jumped the gun and launched already in May 2020! We have Ericsson's Head of Marketing and Communications in Northern & Central Europe, Thomas Johansen, on the line to talk about how the biggest service provider in Sweden, Telia, has started rolling out their commercial 5G network - what happened, what are they doing, and what's coming? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're talking to Ericsson's head of sustainability, Mats Pellbäck-Scharp, about how 5G can "break the energy curve". The expectations might be that as 5G means more data being transmitted, it will also use more power. But is that true? Here's the report we're talking about: https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility/environment/product-energy-performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

Under lock-down, Dr Sibel Tombaz returns to give us the latest updates on Dynamic Spectrum Sharing - and especially our own Ericsson Spectrum Sharing solution. She visited us in episode 3 when we were talking about 5G spectrum - at a time when 3GPP 5G was still not launched, and there were no 5G phones... To learn more about our spectrum sharing solution, follow this link: https://www.ericsson.com/en/networks/offerings/5g/sharing-spectrum-with-ericsson-spectrum-sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

It was 4 AM in Texas and 8 PM in Melbourne when we recorded this podcast with two remote guests - Sören Marklund, Portfolio Strategy for Support Services and Andres Torres, Strategic Product Manager for Network Roll-out services - while we were keeping ourselves away from the ongoing pandemic in our studio. This is the case with TDC, Denmark, mentioned in this episode: https://www.ericsson.com/en/networks/cases/intelligent-site-engineering --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We visit a record breaking 5G speed test and talk to Ericsson's Head of High-Band and Active Antenna Systems, Sibel Tombaz, as well as test expert Anthony Paravati, who is guiding us through the setup of a speed test. You also get some information about different speed tests and what to look out for from Paul, we talk URLLC, and introduce our sister podcast The Startup 5, which will share the same stream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

5G is being rolled out right now, but what's happening on the actual premises where the hardware is when 5G is added? We have Shashi Pemmaraju who's busy managing 5G customer solutions for Ericsson across sites in North America, and Martin Högberg who's our head of site solutions, visiting this episode to talk about 5G Sites. More info here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/networks/offerings/5g/5g-sites --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message

We're not keeping quiet about private networks! It's being talked about - but what does private networks actually mean? Manuel Ruiz is Ericsson's head of Mission Critical and Private Networks visits us in the studio to talk about this interesting area - what's happening and how will it be used in the future? And if you want to know more about the techy stuff, here's their new whitepaper: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/white-papers/private-5g-networks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-voice-of-5g/message