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Telstra has signed an agreement with Ericsson as it moves to take its first steps towards 6G.
At this stage, the partnership is little more than a letter of intent signed by both parties with the promise that further collaboration is on the horizon.
As part of this, Ericsson has invited Telstra’s engineering teams to make use of its 6G labs in Sweden. Meanwhile, Ericsson's engineering team will take a trip down under to Telstra’s Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast.
Telstra’s Group Executive of Global Networks & Technology Shailin Sehgal positioned the move as part of the company’s wider Connected Future 30 strategy.
“As the first G which is AI-native, 6G will be the most intelligent network yet –capable of advanced network connectivity, and new Network as a Product innovations such as the ability to sense the environment around the network.”
“The latter opens the potential for new use cases for public safety, agriculture, weather detection and more,” he explained.
Ericsson’s CTO Erik Ekudden echoed these sentiments, affirming the partnership as part of a broader trajectory towards a next-generation telecommunication network that meets the emerging needs of future businesses.
“Our work with Telstra – spanning research, standards and real- world testing – paves the way for the next era of advanced connectivity,” he said.
Ekudden described Australia as a market on the forefront of network innovation, pointing to the combination of operator ambition, technical depth and innovation culture.
“6G will redefine what a network fundamentally is – not just an AI-native technology platform, but a platform that senses, adapts and orchestrates resources to deliver outcomes for enterprises and society at scale; simply an intelligent fabric,” he said.
Fergus Halliday
Digital Content Editor
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