FarEasTone, an MNO based in Taiwan, and Ericsson have combined network slicing and edge compute in a 5G SA network to enhance the surveillance capabilities of public safety officials in southern Taiwan, according to the vendor. It is another in a series of collaborations between the companies.
Most recently, in November, FarEasTone and Ericsson demonstrated what they said was the world’s first 5G end-to-end multiple network slicing on multiple Android devices based on an Ericsson 5G SA system. The two companies have also demonstrated what they said was the world’s first multiple network slicing based on the Ericsson Local Packet Gateway, Dynamic Radio Resource Partitioning function, and dual-mode 5G Core.
In spring of 2022, FarEasTone joined the Ericsson Startup 5G program, which is designed to help carriers to monetize 5G. The program uses Ericsson’s ConsumerLab to encourage collaboration across applications in entertainment, education, gaming, sports, and social media.
FarEastTone’s initial 5G network deployment strategy is based on a large-scale, fast-paced, wide-coverage 5G NR deployment on the mid-band 3.5 GHz frequency (80 MHz bandwidth), according to Ericsson. Next, it will deploy 5G NR on low-band frequencies and enable 5G NR carrier aggregation to improve both throughput and mid-band coverage.
By J. Sharpe Smith, Inside Towers Technology Editor
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