Ericsson News Podcast

A new report by Ericsson answers the question about whether it is possible to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in networks while meeting the demands of massive data traffic growth. Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability, talks to us about a the new report, 'Breaking the Energy Curve' in the latest episode of the Ericsson News Podcast.

Quantifying the footprint of our digital lives is not rocket science but it demands an understanding of the technology, its development and usage. Ericsson IndustryLab’s latest report, ‘A quick guide to your digital carbon footprint’, deconstructs ICT’s carbon emissions and shows you everything you need to know about the climate impacts of our digital lives.

https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/industrylab/reports/a-quick-guide-to-your-digital-carbon-footprint

The automotive industry is going through a perfect storm of massive disruption. Automotive and transportation are converging and digital transformation is acting as both a disrupter and a solution. To address these challenges, Ericsson and Microsoft are combining connected vehicle expertise to offer a powerful new integrated connected vehicle solution.

Despite the negativity created by recent privacy scandals, social media usage is still on the rise. Social media platforms are witnessing an increase in users, and in the average amount of time those users spend on it.

Welcome back to the Ericsson News Podcast. The theme for this year’s 10 Hot Consumer trends from Ericsson ConsumerLab is how all technology is becoming more human. In this episode, Head of Ericsson ConsumerLab, Pernilla Jonsson and Head of Research at ConsumerLab, Michael Björn and share their thoughts on several of the trends from this year’s report.

With technologies like 5G and the Internet of Things, factories now have the possibility to create a web of machines and people that can instantaneously collect, analyze and distribute real-time data. In this podcast, we’re talking about smart factories, and how wireless technologies are helping to customize production and maximize output.

This podcast comes to us from one of fellow news teams at Ericsson and explores how 5G is making waves both inside and outside of the company. During the program we here from Peter Marshall, Principal 5G Lead for King’s College London, Erik Josefsson, Head of Advanced Industries, and Sara Mazur, Head of Ericsson Research.

Whether it's in garages, elevators or commercial buildings, today we spend about 90 percent of our time indoors. However, most of us are not entirely satisfied with the connectivity we're getting in these places. In this Ericsson News Podcast, we dig into small cells and how miniaturized radio access equipment is being deployed to keep us connected - wherever we go.

The Nobel Prize Dialogue is a live and digital event in Seoul, South Korea that is examining the impact of digitalization on society. In this podcast, we talk to Peter Marshall about the Internet of Skills and Ericsson's collaboration with King's College London.

Ericsson Response volunteer Dwight Witherspoon interviews Brent Carbno, program manager. They talk about what Response is, its history and purpose, and the particular way the program works with partners.