Etisalat and Ericsson cooperate on 5G future

Etisalat Group and Ericsson have entered a strategic partnership to develop the next generation of mobile technology: 5G. The two companies will exchange knowledge, share pioneering solutions and tap into the potential of 5G technology, which will help deliver the future Networked Society.

Last year Etisalat announced that it was aiming to be the first operator in the region to roll out 5G in the coming years and has already demonstrated 115Gbps data transmission rate capability as part of the development of 5G. The technology will be vital to support the growing demand for data required by customers. With faster speeds, lower latency and better performance in highly dense areas, 5G is an evolution of the user experience. In addition, it will enable new device-to-device and machine-to-machine applications.

The partnership will also tap into the potential of the 450Mbps LTE speed that can be accomplished thanks to Ericsson’s License Assisted Access (LAA) technology. LAA will help to improve mobile data speeds and reduce congestion, benefiting all wireless network users.

LAA is an LTE feature that leverages the 5GHz unlicensed band in combination with licensed spectrum to deliver a performance boost for mobile device users. It is an LTE-Advanced technology that improves mobile data speeds and reduces congestion, benefiting all wireless network users. It enables carrier aggregation of licensed with unlicensed bands to effectively address growth in indoor data traffic.