Ericsson’s brand-new R&D system will concentrate on establishing 5G and 5G Advanced functions for Ericsson’s 5G baseband at first, with work set to be performed in close cooperation with the supplier’s worldwide RAN software application groups.
The business likewise has R&D websites in Chennai and Gurugram, which cover vital telecom domains consisting of Transport, Packet Core, OSS, BSS, Cloud, and advanced AI innovations.
“Setting up the R&D Center in India for RAN software application advancement represents a substantial advance towards reinforcing our R&D operations in India,” said Nitin Bansal, managing director, Ericsson India and head of network solutions, market area South East Asia, Oceania and India.
“Even as we utilize Indian software application skill, we are likewise adding to developing the understanding base and the telecom eco-system in the nation.”
It’s the first time Ericsson will develop RAN software in India, adds David Bjore, head of RAN software & compute platforms at Ericsson.
Ericsson confirmed it will also work with car manufacturer Volvo and Indian telco Bharti Airtel to integrate XR and Digital Twin technologies at Volvo’s Bengaluru R&D Center.
It builds on Ericsson’s partnership in the country, after it signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, aimed at researching AI and Edge computing. The partnership will see the vendor and IIT Madras advance AI research for 6G networks.
Last year, Ericsson signed 5G agreements with Airtel and Vodafone Idea.