Ericsson News Podcast

In this episode, we are speaking with Mischa Dohler, Chief Architect at Ericsson Silicon Valley, about the fundamentals of the metaverse and why 5G is playing a central role in the emerging cyber-physical world.

Back in 1970, around 20 million people in the US gathered to demand greater protections for the environment. This was the first 'Earth Day'. Today, the annual event is a worldwide movement with hundreds of millions of people committed to driving positive action for the planet. In this special Earth Day episode, Ericsson climate advocates are joined by a panel of sustainability experts to discuss a plan forward for the planet.

Back in 2018 we started the Ericsson News Podcast as a way to cover the latest news and developments in the mobile industry. But over time the show has become something more. The networks that Ericsson builds have connected billions of people and soon are going to connect nearly everything. This podcast is about discovering what the future might hold and how connectivity is changing business and society. So welcome to the rebranded ‘Discover Ericsson podcast' - a series about the future of digitalization and how limitless connectivity is improving lives, redefining business and pioneering a more sustainable future.

While there has been progress in recent years, the percentage of women working in the technology industry is still low - hovering around 20 percent. It is clear that there is a lot more that needs to be done to address discrimination and bias in this sector. In this episode of the podcast, director of social media and advocacy, Anita Veszeli, hosts a live discussion about women in technology and what companies like Ericsson can do to bridge the gender gap.

Security and privacy are going to be pivotal issues in the next phase of digitalization. In this episode, Ericsson's Chief Product Security Officer, Mikko Karikytö talks to us about why 5G is the most secure, resilient and capable platform to address the needs of the emerging ecosystem.

In this episode, we are speaking with Ericsson's Chief Technology Officer, Erik Ekudden, about network trends that are shaping the future and heralding the start of the 6G era.

In this episode, Group CTO, Erik Ekudden, speaks to Randeep Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, about edge compute and the opportunities of exposing network capabilities in one of the world's largest markets.

Sedan början av pandemin har Ericsson lagt mycket fokus och tid på att förstå hur framtidens arbete – och arbetsplats – kan komma att se ut. I den här avsnitt har vi Rebecca Hansson, en av projektledarna för Workplace of the Future, som ska berätta om hur Ericssons framtida arbetsplats ska hjälpa medarbetare att bli mer kreativa, produktiva och motiverade. Välkommen till ett specialavsnitt från Ericsson inspelat för temadagen Digidalidag.

Connectivity improves lives every day, and in the future the whole planet are going to benefit even more from hyper connectivity. In this episode of the Ericsson News Podcast, we're speaking with Stella Medlicott, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Ericsson, about the company's renewed purpose and vision for the future, and about its belief that connectivity can improve lives, redefine business and pioneer a more sustainable planet.

In part two of this series, Erik Ekudden, Group CTO for Ericsson, and Ronnie Vasishta, SVP Telecom NVIDIA, discuss the potential of Edge and 5G and the next generation of immersive user interfaces.

In this special three-part series, Erik Ekudden, Group CTO for Ericsson, meets with thought leaders from across the industry to talk about the biggest innovation platform ever known. In part 1, Erik talks to Bikash Koley, VP of Global Networking at Google Cloud, about the potential of 5G and edge computing.

In the wake of the pandemic, Ericsson has been thinking a lot about what work is going to look like in the coming years. In this episode, we are speaking with Peter Laurin, Head of Managed Services at Ericsson and Executive Sponsor of the Workplace of the Future initiative, which looks at the physical, virtual, and cultural environment of our future workplaces.

he Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an ambitious plan to implement a broad range of next-generation technologies by 2030. 5G was launched already in 2019 making Saudi Arabia one of the first countries in world the roll out this technology commercially. In this episode of the Ericsson News Podcast, we are joined by Ericsson colleagues from our Middle East and Africa market area to talk about how Saudi Arabia’s latest spectrum release is offering a wide range of new opportunities.

While 4G gave us new companies and business models like Netflix, Uber and AirBnB, 5G, along with edge cloud is opening up a whole new world of opportunity. In this episode, we are speaking with Ericsson’s Chief Technology Officer, Erik Ekudden, about how 5G and cloud platforms are creating a new innovation ecosystem.

From microbreweries to vehicle assembly lines, the manufacturing industry is undergoing a fundamental change as the forces of digitalization and automation converge. In this episode, we are speaking with Ericsson’s smart manufacturing expert, Sebastian Elmgren, about the latest developments in Industry 4.0 and the role that cellular connectivity is playing in the transformation of the manufacturing sector.

Ericsson was recently named a Leader by Gartner in their 2021 Magic Quadrant for 5G Network Infrastructure for Communications Service Providers. In this episode, we're joined by Paul Cowling, Analyst Relations Expert and Host of Ericsson’s Voice of 5G Podcast, to talk more about Ericsson’s position as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Disclaimer: Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Disclaimer: Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

The continued rollout of 5G is delivering huge benefits to the entire world – but there are also emerging human rights risks that need to be addressed early in this development. In this episode, we are speaking with Théo Jaekel, Corporate Responsibility Expert at Ericsson, and David Vermijs, a Senior Advisor at Shift, about a proactive approach that Ericsson is taking to human rights issues across its value chain in relation to 5G.

Over the course of this year, we have talked to many of Ericsson’s experts and leaders about connectivity and the impact that global pandemic is having on business, technology and society. For this final episode of 2020, we are revisiting some of those conversations - about how our industry and the world has changed.

A lot can happen in 50 years. In this episode of the Ericsson News Podcast, we are speaking with Anders Fagerholt, an Ericsson engineer who has worked for the company since 1973 and has seen, firsthand, nearly every generation of communications technology of the past five decades.

The massive growth of 5G is creating a range of new enterprise and consumer applications but is also demanding new levels of flexibility in mobile networks. In this episode of the Ericsson News Podcast, we're speaking with Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks, about Ericsson’s new Cloud RAN offering which is enabling an agile approach to designing, scaling and deploying mobile networks.

In order to plan for business and technology development, it's imperative to understand what the future might look like. In this episode of the News Podcast, Ericsson's CTO, Erik Ekudden, shares his vision for the future of network platforms and what he believes is driving change in the technology industry.

Ericsson is partnering with UNICEF in the world’s largest initiative to identify school connectivity gaps, contributing to a future where every young person has access to information, opportunity, and choice. In this episode we are speaking with Heather Johnson, Head Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility at Ericsson and Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships at UNICEF - about what these partners are doing to further enable access, quality, and inclusion in education.

Ericsson has now signed its 100th commercial 5G agreement adding to a list of more than 40 live commercial networks across four continents. In this Ericsson News Podcast, we are talking with Peter Linder, 5G evangelist and Head of 5G marketing for Ericsson in North America, about the significance of this milestone and how we got to this point.

In the episode of the Ericsson News Podacst, we are speaking with Selina Millstam, Head of Global Talent Management at Ericsson about what corporations like Ericsson can do to support the social justice movement and create positive change over the long-term. Ericsson is committed to treating all employees with respect and dignity. All kinds of discrimination based on partiality or prejudice is prohibited. This includes discrimination based on, but not limited to, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, religion, political opinion, nationality, ethnic background, social origin, social status, indigenous status, disability, age, union membership or employee representation and any other characteristic protected by local law, as applicable and/or Ericsson’s policies.

At Ericsson we transitioned to working from home already in the beginning of March of this year and today we have approximately 85,000 colleagues routinely working from home. This has become the new normal – a new way of working and collaborating that has required a lot more from all of us. In this episode of the Ericsson News Podcast, CEO, Börje Ekholm, talks about how we are responding to the new social reality of working from home as well as how strong and reliable communication networks are more important than ever.

With so many people in isolation right now, the spotlight has turned to the national communications infrastructure that we rely on for everything from checking in with family, to sending information between emergency and utility services. In part three of our Keeping the Networks running series, we are talking with Neil Easter, a lead engineer in the UK, about the unique circumstances he faces maintaining and optimizing mobile networks throughout the country.

Mobile networks are increasingly recognized as essential infrastructure and Ericsson engineers and field staff are part of critical teams that are deployed during a crisis. So even when a country goes into lockdown, our engineers are still out there and active keeping the networks up and running. For the next three episodes we are speaking with Ericsson engineers in different parts of the world about how their work has changed in the wake of COVID-19. Part one of the series: A conversation with Kris Lewis, Implementation Manager at Ericsson North America

Even during Malaysia's lockdown, network engineers, considered essential workers by the government, continue their work to maintain the country's mobile networks. In part two of our Keeping the Networks Running series, we are speaking with Terwinder Singh, a field engineer in Kuala Lumpur, about the challenges of maintaining the country’s telecommunications infrastructure during the COVID-19 crisis.

Around the world, people have had to fundamentally change their daily lives because of the coronavirus. With increasing restrictions on personal mobility, voice and data traffic in the networks has shifted from city centers and business parks to suburban and residential areas. In this episode we are speaking with Stevan Filipovic, Head of Technology Leadership at Ericsson’s Managed Services business unit about the impact on networks and how these networks are coping.

In the episode, we talk to Stella Medlicott, Head of Marketing & Corporate Relations at Ericsson, about the precautionary measures Ericsson has taken to minimize the impact on the company’s operations, ensure the health and safety of employees, and prevent further spread of the coronavirus.

A new report by Ericsson answers the question about whether it is possible to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in networks while meeting the demands of massive data traffic growth. Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability, talks to us about a the new report, 'Breaking the Energy Curve' in the latest episode of the Ericsson News Podcast.

Quantifying the footprint of our digital lives is not rocket science but it demands an understanding of the technology, its development and usage. Ericsson IndustryLab’s latest report, ‘A quick guide to your digital carbon footprint’, deconstructs ICT’s carbon emissions and shows you everything you need to know about the climate impacts of our digital lives. https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/industrylab/reports/a-quick-guide-to-your-digital-carbon-footprint

The automotive industry is going through a perfect storm of massive disruption. Automotive and transportation are converging and digital transformation is acting as both a disrupter and a solution. To address these challenges, Ericsson and Microsoft are combining connected vehicle expertise to offer a powerful new integrated connected vehicle solution.

Despite the negativity created by recent privacy scandals, social media usage is still on the rise. Social media platforms are witnessing an increase in users, and in the average amount of time those users spend on it.

Welcome back to the Ericsson News Podcast. The theme for this year’s 10 Hot Consumer trends from Ericsson ConsumerLab is how all technology is becoming more human. In this episode, Head of Ericsson ConsumerLab, Pernilla Jonsson and Head of Research at ConsumerLab, Michael Björn and share their thoughts on several of the trends from this year’s report.

With technologies like 5G and the Internet of Things, factories now have the possibility to create a web of machines and people that can instantaneously collect, analyze and distribute real-time data. In this podcast, we’re talking about smart factories, and how wireless technologies are helping to customize production and maximize output.

This podcast comes to us from one of fellow news teams at Ericsson and explores how 5G is making waves both inside and outside of the company. During the program we here from Peter Marshall, Principal 5G Lead for King’s College London, Erik Josefsson, Head of Advanced Industries, and Sara Mazur, Head of Ericsson Research.

Whether it's in garages, elevators or commercial buildings, today we spend about 90 percent of our time indoors. However, most of us are not entirely satisfied with the connectivity we're getting in these places. In this Ericsson News Podcast, we dig into small cells and how miniaturized radio access equipment is being deployed to keep us connected - wherever we go.

The Nobel Prize Dialogue is a live and digital event in Seoul, South Korea that is examining the impact of digitalization on society. In this podcast, we talk to Peter Marshall about the Internet of Skills and Ericsson's collaboration with King's College London.

Ericsson Response volunteer Dwight Witherspoon interviews Brent Carbno, program manager. They talk about what Response is, its history and purpose, and the particular way the program works with partners.

For the latest TV and Media report, Ericsson ConsumerLab interviewed over 20,000 people in 13 countries representing the views of more than a billion people. The use of virtual reality to conduct in-depth consumer interviews is one for first cases of its kind.

Each year, Ericsson Consumer Lab conducts more than 100,000 interviews representing the views of over 1 billion people. In this podcast, we talk to experts, Anders Erlandsson and André Gualda, about the latest TV and Media report and the small screen takeover of television.

Throughout his career Ekudden has stayed close to the technology, working with some of the most important developments in the ICT industry. Listen to Erik's perspectives on technology leadership, Silicon Valley and the future of technology collaboration.

Consumers are demanding greater control over when, where, how and whom to engage for their healthcare needs. With increased smartphone app usage and shared experiences through social media, this is a change that is gaining momentum.