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17- Ericsson’s ICE contract puts the automation layer on trial before Costa Rica’s 5G SA goes live
Ericsson has confirmed the technical scope of its contract with Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad for Kölbi’s 5G Standalone network. The distinctive purchase is not only radio and core equipment, but a multi-vendor automation platform whose value can be judged only after integration, controlled rApp trials and live operations.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - NTT DOCOMO starts Ericsson RAN Compute rollout
NTT DOCOMO is adding Ericsson baseband hardware to expand centralised RAN capacity while preparing for 5G Advanced services.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-04 - Ericsson made an expired mobile-core certificate a cross-border continuity accountability test
On 6 December 2018, a certificate embedded in Ericsson mobile-core software reached its expiry time. The result was not a quiet maintenance warning. Operators in several countries lost service at nearly the same moment, including O2 in the United Kingdom and SoftBank in Japan. The incident turned a predictable date inside a common vendor component into a test of who could see a hidden dependency, who could stop it from failing, who could restore national networks, and who could prove that the same failure would not return.
Primary articlePublished 2026-07-15 - Ericsson extends EIAP into core automation
Ericsson expands EIAP to support core automation, unifying RAN and Core control with cApps and real-time network data.
Primary articlePublished 2026-06-24 - Ericsson returns Hammarwall to lead Networks
Ericsson appoints David Hammarwall to lead Business Area Networks from October 2026, signalling continuity across 5G, AI RAN and 6G.
Primary articlePublished 2026-06-22 - Ericsson extends Verizon private 5G internationally
Ericsson brings Private 5G to Verizon Business deployments outside the US, helping enterprises extend campus networks globally.
Primary articlePublished 2026-06-17 - Ericsson and Jülich put JUPITER to work on AI for 5G and 6G
Ericsson and Forschungszentrum Jülich plan to use Europe’s JUPITER exascale system to design and test AI for 5G evolution and future 6G networks.
Primary articlePublished 2026-05-26 - Ericsson and SK Telecom put AI-RAN validation before 6G launch claims
The five-year MoU links AI-RAN, 5G evolution and 6G research, but discloses no trial result, purchase commitment or commercial launch.
Primary articlePublished 2026-03-21 - ICE kauft mit EIAP eine Entscheidungsschicht für sein künftiges 5G-Netz
Ericsson hat den Vertrag für Kölbis 5G-Standalone-Netz bestätigt und den technischen Umfang offengelegt. Neben Core und Funk soll Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform offene Netze mehrerer Anbieter steuern. Damit hängt der Nutzen an sauber begrenzten rApp-Tests, prüfbaren Daten und der Entscheidungshoheit von ICE.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - عقد Kölbi يختبر قدرة ICE على حكم شبكة متعددة الموردين
أكدت Ericsson نطاق عقد 5G Standalone مع Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad لعلامة Kölbi. إلى جانب النواة والراديو، ستدخل Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform لإدارة تقنيات وموردين مختلفين، فتتحول قيمة الصفقة من قائمة معدات إلى اختبار للبيانات والصلاحيات والنتائج الحية.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - O contrato da Kölbi leva a disputa de controle para a camada de automação
A confirmação da Ericsson detalha uma rede 5G Standalone para o Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad e sua marca Kölbi. Além de núcleo e rádio, a compra inclui EIAP para gerir tecnologias e fornecedores distintos; essa centralização só terá valor quando ICE demonstrar integração, limites das rApps e resultados operacionais.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - Kölbiの5G SA契約、EIAPは「導入」より先に権限設計を問われる
EricssonはInstituto Costarricense de Electricidad向け契約を確認し、Kölbiの5G Standaloneにコア、無線、Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platformを提供すると明らかにした。複数ベンダーを束ねる層だけに、最初のrApps試験では精度だけでなく誰が変更を許可し戻せるかが焦点になる。
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - ICE的5G采购把多厂商自动化推到网络控制核心
Ericsson确认获得Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad的Kölbi 5G Standalone合同，并披露核心网、无线接入与EIAP自动化平台的组合。真正值得观察的不是合同是否写有人工智能，而是ICE能否在实网中限定自动化权限、验证建议并保留回退能力。
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - ICE compra a Ericsson una red y la capacidad de decidir sobre varias redes
La confirmación del contrato 5G Standalone de Kölbi muestra un alcance más amplio que radios y núcleo. Ericsson también suministrará EIAP, una plataforma destinada a observar y automatizar dominios de distintos proveedores; su verdadero examen comenzará cuando ICE integre datos, limite las rApps y mida resultados en servicio.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - Chez Kölbi, la 5G SA se jouera autant dans l’orchestration que dans les antennes
Ericsson vient de confirmer le contenu technique du marché remporté auprès de l’Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. ICE achète un cœur et un réseau radio, mais aussi Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform pour piloter un environnement ouvert et multifournisseur : c’est cette couche de décision qui devra maintenant faire ses preuves.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-11 - Tampa Electric adds device management to private LTE
Tampa Electric is adding automated device management and security to its existing private LTE network as it prepares to connect tens of thousands of devices.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-10 - NTT DOCOMO begins Ericsson RAN Compute deployment in Japan
NTT DOCOMO has begun deploying Ericsson’s latest RAN Compute platform in Japan, putting supplier claims on capacity and energy use into the field.
Primary articlePublished 2026-08-04