Ericsson, Intel 5G for Thailand 4.0

  • June 7, 2023
  • William Payne

Ericsson and Intel are to collaborate to develop 5G use cases to accelerate digitalisation of Thai enterprises to support the Thailand 4.0 vision.

Thailand 4.0 is the country’s national plan to modernise and expand the country’s industrial base through the application of Industry 4.0 technologies and methods. In a statement, Ericsson and Intel stated that both companies are committed to enabling the Thailand Industry 4.0 vision through 5G technology.

Thailand has been a 5G front-runner market in the region. Ericsson said in its statement that it aims to ensure the country continues to be competitive on a global stage. Ericsson and Intel share their vision to bring both companies’ state-of-the -art technology and solutions, together with their global experience and expertise towards building trustworthy, open, and intelligent networks to realise Thailand’s goal of becoming a digital economy.

Intel and Ericsson will collaborate on their respective technology expertise to show how communications service providers (CSPs) can accelerate 5G adoption and expand their business-to-business (B2B) engagements based on 5G use-cases. Amongst the areas identified for collaboration are the joint development of enterprise use cases in select verticals such as manufacturing, transport, and logistics. In addition, it involves showcasing the role 5G connectivity can play in building sustainable and resilient digital economies.

“As a long term and trusted strategic partner to Thailand, Ericsson will continue to work closely with key stakeholders to support the development of a diverse 5G ecosystem in Thailand to accelerate innovation. We will leverage our global 5G experience and collaborations with Intel to the benefit of CSPs in Thailand, with resilient network performance, scalability, simplicity, and security as a primary focus.” states Igor Maurell, Head of Ericsson Thailand.

Thomas Sennhauser, CTO for Communications Business, Asia Pacific Japan region, Intel Corporation said, “With the increasing digitalisation of our society and economy, 5G is becoming fundamental in driving innovation across all business segments. Through this collaboration, we will help enable Thailand’s 5G infrastructure with innovative edge services – powered by Ericsson and Intel technologies – to help local enterprises transform and accelerate their businesses through digital solutions. Together, we aim to support the CSPs in Thailand to meet their energy-efficiency and broader sustainability goals as the communications industry embraces virtualised RAN and distributed architectures.”