Ericsson and LTU in strategic partnership

The parties will cooperate in education, research and innovation. The goal is for research results to be disseminated and commercialized.

“Ericsson has collaborated successfully with Luleå University of Technology for a long time and with this agreement we are formalizing it further. With its long tradition of applied research, Luleå University of Technology has shown that they can successfully lead large international research projects where industry, academia and users jointly create world-class results while educating students to high levels of competence in areas relevant for us”, says Magnus Frodigh, Vice-President and Head of Ericsson Research.

The collaboration agreement means that Ericsson will support and provide resources for joint projects, and that Ericsson's expertise in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is made available to LTU. It also creates opportunities for staff exchange with Luleå University of Technology. 

“It is important to us that we now, through the partnership agreement, strengthen our collaboration with Ericsson within education, research and innovation. Throughout the years, we have achieved significant results within, for instance, telecommunication. Obviously, it is important for our university’s attractiveness in the international perspective that we have close and extended collaboration with a world-leading company like Ericsson”, says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor of the Luleå University of Technology.

In the mid-1990s, a collaboration between LTU and Ericsson began in the development of mobile phones to overcome distance. Center for distance bridging technology, CDT, was created at LTU together with Ericsson and has provided research results that have become new products and services. 

Operating in 180 countries and employing more than 100,000 people, the Ericsson Group is a leader in 2G-5G and 6G mobile technologies, among others. Ericsson works with artificial intelligence and machine learning in several areas, such as increasing the capacity of communication networks, efficient control and operation of digital systems, advanced media services and management of resources in data centers.

Lennart Håkansson

editor@northswedenbusiness.com