5G deployments are accelerating around the world, with early adopters preparing for the transition to 5G Standalone to drive new consumer and commercial use cases. Bringing 5G to market need more spectrum and hardware, which is where Ericsson’s new solutions come in, with the potential to increase capacity while reducing power consumption, therefore fuelling attempts to break the energy curve.

A press release from Ericsson announced that the company has launched IoT Accelerator Connect to bring its capabilities to enterprises and development projects of all sizes.

Ericsson has announced the launch of the KSA 5G Together Apart Hackathon in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, a press release issued today said.

This collaboration is in line with UAE’s long-term sustainability policy and is part of du’s ambition to simplify network rollout and efficiently handle the expected surge in data traffic across its 5G network. Ericsson demonstrated decreased power consumption benefits utilizing lightweight Massive MIMO radios as part of this agreement. This will allow du to use their 5G quickly and efficiently.

Eaman Al Roudhan said: “Through our partnership with Ericsson on their BSS solutions we are building a digital infrastructure backbone that soon help us deliver high-performance and reliable 5G services to residents and enterprises across the country. Moreover, with 5G driving, we look forward to leverage connectivity to play a vital role in the digital transformation journey of Kuwait.”