The Voice of 5G
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 94 - 5G and beyond
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our farewell to the Voice of 5G podcast, celebrating the last 4.5 years of the show. Previous guests return to reflect on their thoughts o...
Episode 93 - Hot topics for 5G in North America
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the penultimate episode of the Voice of 5G podcast! This week, we are joined by our North American colleagues and network experts, Sashieka...
Episode 92 - Ericsson Mobility Report June 2023
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Peter Jonsson and Peter Linder to jump into the latest Ericsson Mobility Report which came out in June. We dive deeper ...
Episode 91 - 5G Network Slicing in Broadcast
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we're joined by Andrea Dona from Vodafone and Blessing Makumbe from Ericsson to talk about how standalone 5G and network slicing was...
Episode 90 - 5G Gaming
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gaming spans across lots of different end services, ranging from mobile games like 'Wordle' to console games like 'The Last of Us.' 5G...
Episode 89 - Mobile World Congress, 5G Networks
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 4, the very last part of our MWC series, where we focus on the mobile networks, which are of specific interest to service providers. We d...
Episode 88 - Mobile World Congress, 5G Monetization
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our Mobile World Congress special focuses on 5G monetization and explores both new services and how communication service providers will mak...
Episode 87 - Mobile World Congress, 5G for Enterprises
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of our MWC series, in this episode, we explore 5G for enterprises. We discuss, both in the studio and on the floor at MWC, a variety ...
Episode 86 - Mobile World Congress, Future Networks
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part one of our Mobile World Congress episodes! This time, we're talking about Future Networks and key insights from MWC 2023. With the...
Episode 85 - What do consumers want from 5G?
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Voice of 5G podcast veteran and head of Ericsson's ConsumerLab, Jasmeet Singh Sethi, to discuss the latest Consumer...
Episode 84 - 5G hardware design
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 84, '5G hardware design', we're joined by Mårten Skoger and Andreas Säfström, from the Design & User Experience team at Ericsson. T...
Episode 83 - Non-Terrestrial 5G
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Sven Hellsten, the business development director for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) at Ericsson, working to connect 5G usin...
BONUS EPISODE: Innovation Awards Winners
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our bonus episode - co-hosted by Peter Marshall - we talk to the recent finalists and mentors of the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2022. EIA is...
Episode 81 - The Year in 5G
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 81, ‘The Year in 5G’, we recap all of our ‘Voice of 5G’ podcast episodes from the past year. Covering everything from 5G speed, th...
Episode 80 - Network energy efficiency and new 5G statistics
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2022 edition, is just out - and we're joined by Peter Jonsson, executive editor for the report, and Ove Persson, di...
Episode 79 - 5G-connected disaster response vehicle
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ericsson and Verizon are paving the way for secure, mobile critical communications response services in the form of mobile on-site networks and 'netwo...
Episode 78 - Why 5G Transport matters
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 5G Transport Summit brings together experts from all around the world, to share findings on 5G and collaborate to create new ideas. We explore the...
Episode 77 - The 5G ecosystem
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As cellular technology can be used to connect everything from electrical grids to shipping containers, understanding the ecosystems is a central skill...
Episode 76 - Edge Computing
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Edge computing is said to be the thing that truly makes 5G into more than just a bigger data pipe. But what is it really, and how do you know that you...
Episode 75 - New 5G stats & IoT with Telia Company
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have updated figures and forecasts for 5G from Ericsson Mobility Report, with executive editor Peter Jonsson joining to talk us through the highlig...
Episode 74 - Scottish 5G initiative
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
5G coverage in city centers where capacity is in high demand seems to be prioritized by the service providers - but why is 5G also of importance to ru...
Episode 73 - The Big 5G Event and Cradlepoint
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back and we're visiting The Big 5G Event in Austin, Texas, USA, together with Cradlepoint's CMO Todd Krautkremer talking 5G for enterprises - wh...
Episode 72 - Should we care about peak 5G speeds?
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reiner Ludwig, strategic product manager, has worked for Ericsson for over 25 years and he's on a mission to redefine how we measure the performance o...
Episode 71 - What's happening at Mobile World Congress 2022?
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Straight from the biggest 5G event of the year - Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - we have Cecilia Atterwall, head of Ericsson Networks Marketing &...
Episode 70 - The future of 5G
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look into the future of 5G! We have Anette Lundvall, project manager for Ericsson Mobility Report, and Michael Björn, head of rese...
Episode 69 - Mobility report anniversary
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with one last track before the year ends - and it's all to celebrate 10 years of Ericsson Mobility Report, the twice yearly update on stati...
Episode 68 - 5G in the United States
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
US service providers were among the first to launch 5G and we have Ericsson's head of 5G marketing in North America, Peter Linder (known as @onelinder...
Episode 67 - Half a billion 5G subscriptions
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Half a billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2021? Let's take a look at the latest mobile network statistics! We have Anette Lundvall, project manage...
Episode 66 - mmWave 5G
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's so special about millimeter wave 5G? And what do they mean when they talk high band? In today's episode we have Ericsson's mmWave product exper...
Episode 65 - Silicon, under the hood of 5G processing
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's going on inside the 5G equipment? What's the difference between having purpose-built hardware for 5G processing and putting the computing into ...
Episode 64 - 5G Spectrum Sharing
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How is 5G spectrum allocated between 4G and 5G in the best, most dynamic way? Once again we have Dr Sibel Tombaz - or Mrs Ericsson Spectrum Sharing as...
Episode 63 - 5G Network Slicing
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're diving into the area of slicing 5G networks together with experts Pehr Claesson, marketing director at Ericsson with focus on enterprise opportu...
Episode 62 - 5G in Europe and Latin America
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've called in Ericsson's Head of Networks for Europe and Latin America, Christian Leon, to give us an update about what has happened in these region...
Episode 61 - The 5G year of 2020
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Together with Cecilia Atterwall, head of Ericsson Network's marketing and communicationss, and Hannes Ekström, head of Ericsson's 5G access products,...
Episode 60 - 5G for Startups
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can enterprises, small businesses and startups use 5G? We get this question quite a lot, which is why we've invited Cristina Pandrea, Senior Resea...
Episode 59 - Cloud RAN
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're visited by colleagues Eric Parsons and Gabriel Foglander from Ericsson's Cloud RAN team who will talk about moving functionality from the Radio ...
Episode 58 - 5G for Public Safety
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Antti Kauppinen of Finish Erillisverkot is visiting the podcast to tell us all about the Virve 2.0 project, providing connectivity to ...
Episode 57 - Bringing 5G to Power
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are a multitude of applications - or as we call it "use cases" - for 5G, and today the time has come to power utilities! What can 5G bring to po...
Episode 56 - Soft 5G
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
5G is not just about hardware! In this episode we talk about software features which are already improving 5G coverage and capacity! We're talking mas...
Episode 55 - New 5G Antenna Integrated Radio launches
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A press release went out this week with the heading "New Ericsson AIR solutions to accelerate 5G mid-band deployment" - and we have David Hammarwall, ...
Episode 54 - COVID-19 impact on mobile networks and 5G
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Ericsson Mobility Report is out with a special section about the impact of the pandemic on mobile networks and network roll-outs and in this episo...
Episode 53 - Cellular IoT and Dedicated Networks – an update
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Returning guests Marie Hogan and Thomas Noren reached out to give us an update about all the fascinating things happening in the area of IoT - and esp...
Episode 52 - What is needed to provide 5G beyond mobile broadband?
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk some strategy! We have guests from Ericsson's Strategic Customer Engagements team with us today to talk about their new report "Capturing b...
Episode 51 - Sweden is live with 5G!
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We were waiting for spectrum auctions, but commercial 5G in Sweden jumped the gun and launched already in May 2020! We have Ericsson's Head of Marketi...
Episode 50 - Is 5G energy efficient?
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking to Ericsson's head of sustainability, Mats Pellbäck-Scharp, about how 5G can "break the energy curve". The expectations might be that a...
Episode 49 - Spectrum sharing update
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Under lock-down, Dr Sibel Tombaz returns to give us the latest updates on Dynamic Spectrum Sharing - and especially our own Ericsson Spectrum Sharing ...
Episode 48 - 5G Roll-Outs and Network Services
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was 4 AM in Texas and 8 PM in Melbourne when we recorded this podcast with two remote guests - Sören Marklund, Portfolio Strategy for Support Serv...
Episode 47 - 5G speed
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We visit a record breaking 5G speed test and talk to Ericsson's Head of High-Band and Active Antenna Systems, Sibel Tombaz, as well as test expert Ant...
Episode 46 - 5G Sites, what's happening out there?
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
5G is being rolled out right now, but what's happening on the actual premises where the hardware is when 5G is added? We have Shashi Pemmaraju who's b...
Episode 45 - Private 5G networks for enterprises
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're not keeping quiet about private networks! It's being talked about - but what does private networks actually mean? Manuel Ruiz is Ericsson's head...
Episode 44 - First 5G updates this decade
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We recap some 5G news from the last couple of weeks - we talk 5G speed record, 5G for water utilities and eSIM among other interesting occurrences. Fo...
Episode 43 - The 5G year or 2019
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're summarizing the year together with Ericsson's head of 5G commercialization - Thomas Noren - from the first launches in April until December 19. ...
Episode 42 - Live on LinkedIn talking Ericsson Mobility Report and 5G in Korea
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of doing one live broadcast and one podcast episode about the latest 5G forecast figures - now reaching all the way to 2025 - we combined the ...
Episode 41 - 5G news and tweets
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited that the president of the USA is tweeting about 5G - but also about all the interesting 5G news out there and some tweets we got after ...
Episode 40 - 5G indoors
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes down to seamless connectivity - what about when you take your smartphone indoors? Do you use WiFi, DAS or Small Cells? We have Jessey Hu...
Episode 39 - 5G Antennas
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's so special about radio antennas for 5G? We have Ericsson's Strategic Product Manager for Radio with us in the podcast studio and he'll explain ...
Episode 38 - Artificial Intelligence in 5G networks
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is AI and what does it have to do in a 5G network? We're joined in the studio by Rickard Cöster, technical expert of data science machine learni...
Episode 37 - 5G at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the week of Mobile World Congress - this time in Los Angeles, California - and we talk to B2B tech influencer Evan Kirstel who's covering the eve...
Episode 36 - 5G in India
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We give you a very brief update about what was showing at India Mobile Congress and an interview with Nitin Bansal, Managing Director and Head of Netw...
Episode 35 - 5G business potential - a market compass
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What areas can service providers expect to be making money on with their 5G connectivity? We have Martin Ekstrand in the studio guiding us through a n...
Episode 34 - 5G sustainability and listener questions
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As it's #UNGA74 we have a look into our own Technology For Good Impact Report and talk about a couple of cases wher 5G can contribute. We also bring u...
Episode 33 - Educational: 5G chipsets and 5G spectrum updates
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Focus your multi-array nanometerwave antennas for radio signals on this new episode where we try to make sense of the basics behind the latest 5G news...
Episode 32 - Analyzing the 5G summer of 2019
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're visited by industry analyst (and influencer) Daryl Schoolar - practice leader of Ovum's Intelligent Networks team, specializing in the mobile ac...
Episode 31 - 5G news recap to July 10 2019
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a couple of episodes of interviews and events we're recapping what's happened in the last couple of weeks with 5G launches all over the world! L...
Episode 30 - Drones, ambulances and autonomous vehicles
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking our show on the road by visiting Kista Mobility Day where Ericsson and other tech companies and initiatives were showing the latest conne...
Episode 29 - New deployment solutions for 5G
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're visited by Hannes Ekström, head of product line 5G RAN in Ericsson Networks who tells us all about the latest product additions to Ericsson's 5...
Episode 28 - New 5G forecasts and launching 5G with Sprint
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two great guests visits us! First the executive editor of Ericsson Mobility Report, Patrik Cerwall, who talks about how wrong he was in Episode 4. Sec...
Episode 27 - 5G meets data science
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone in Ericsson works with Networks – today we are talking to Anne Bezancon and Paul McLachlan from Emodo, part of Ericsson's Technology a...
Episode 26 - 5G for Industries
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 24 we talked about 5G for Consumers, but of course we also need to talk about 5G for Industries. What's in 5G for enterprises - manufacturi...
Episode 25 - Live from 5G Transport Summit
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have two of Ericsson's customers visiting the podcast - Klaus Liechti of Swisscom, Switzerland, and Glenn Landgren from Hi3G, Denmark, and we're re...
Episode 24 - 5G for Consumers
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's in 5G for consumers? And what's the business potential for communication service providers (ie mobile operators)? We talk to Head of Ericsson's...
Episode 23 - 5G Core
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What are core networks and what's so different with 5G Core that it's not launched until 2020? We have Ericsson's head of 5G Core, Erwin van Rijssen, ...
Episode 22 - 5G networks launched
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Faster than we imagined and a bit of the race to launch the first 5G networks for enhanced mobile broadband for consumers with smartphones! Ericsson's...
Episode 21 - 5G history and future
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ericsson's Head of Research, Magnus Frodigh, and Head of Technology Strategy, Håkan "Mr 5G" Andersson joins us in the studio to talk about how 5G cam...
Episode 20 - 5G Chipsets & Devices
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us as we do a deep-dive into the world of interoperability tests, 5G chipsets and 5G devices – smartphones! – together with our Global P...
Episode 19 - 5G Operations & Maintenance
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
5G networks are getting closer and closer to being available for the general public - what does network service providers need to think about when it ...
Episode 18 - 5G news and chocolates
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Verizon just announced their upcoming 5G services launching April 11 in Chicago and Minneapolis, USA - and now with 3GPP standards. We celebrate this,...
Episode 17 - 5G in North America
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things are happening in 5G for the big operators in the US. We caught up with Ericsson's Head of Marketing for 5G in North America, Peter Linder - als...
Episode 16 - 5G live at Mobile World Congress
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the year's biggest event for the mobile tech industry Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling are joined by the team behind Ericsson's massive s...
Episode 15 - Evolved 5G Platform
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the week before Mobile World Congress 2019 and Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling are joined in the studio by Eva Hedfors, Head of Marketing and Com...
Episode 14 - 5G pre-MWC19
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What will happen at Mobile World Congress this year? Will there be anything related to 5G? In this episode Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling are joined ...
Episode 13 - 5G & Security
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What about 5G and security? In this episode Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling talk network security - and cellular network security in particular - with...
Episode 12 - 5G & IoT
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Internet of Things and what does it have to do with 5G? In this episode Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling talk about connecting things, anim...
Episode 11 - 5G at World Economic Forum
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What are they saying about 5G at the World Economic Forum? In this episode Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling talk to Ericsson's CTO Erik Ekudden about w...
Episode 10 - What's cooking on 5G?
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it chips or crisps? In this episode Ericsson's Paul Cowling and Janina Hedberg slowcook a few listener questions, serve you an update about 5G smar...
Episode 9 - 5G subscriptions and monetization
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to our mobile broadband subscriptions with 5G? Ericsson's Paul Cowling and Janina Hedberg have a chat with the author of a new report "Mo...
Episode 8 - Highflying and low mining 5G news
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's the latest 5G news? What happened late December and early January when we were on holiday? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take ...
Episode 7 - The back and forth of 5G
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What's happened with 5G in 2018 and what can we see coming in early 2019? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the differen...
Episode 6 - 5G news & Hot Consumer Trends
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What's hot in the latest 5G news? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the different aspects of the new generation of mobil...
Episode 5 - 5G transport
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is 5G transport? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the different aspects of the new generation of mobile network te...
Episode 4 - 5G in Ericsson Mobility Report
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the predictions about 5G in Ericsson Mobility Report? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling talk you through how the new generation ...
Episode 3 - 5G spectrum
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is 5G Spectrum? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the different aspects of the new generation of mobile network tec...
Episode 2 - What is not 5G?
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is not 5G? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the G's that were not 5G in this episode about the previous generation...
Episode 1 - What is 5G?
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is 5G? Let Ericsson's Janina Hedberg and Paul Cowling take you through the different aspects of the new generation of mobile network technology! ...