Spain’s B2B landscape is poised for a transformational surge following the groundbreaking partnership announcement between Orange Spain and Ericsson to introduce a pioneering 5G private network. This collaboration, a first in Spain, signifies a monumental leap in the country’s digital evolution. It’s a move to redefine the market by granting B2B customers the unprecedented opportunity to deploy their exclusive 5G network, equipping businesses with the latest technological advancements necessary to sustain a competitive edge in their respective industries.
The advent of private 5G networks within the B2B sector unlocks a plethora of advantages, including real-time automation, heightened productivity, bolstered worker safety, and a unique blend of security, reliability, customization, and cost efficiency. This transformative step empowers businesses across diverse sectors to harness these benefits, propelling their operations to unprecedented heights.
The new infrastructure deployed by Orange Spain, in collaboration with Ericsson, signifies a significant leap in providing reliable, secure, and low-latency connectivity for B2B customers. This deployment encompasses Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core, supporting Orange’s 5G Standalone network and specialized network functions like Ericsson’s Local Packet Gateway deployed at B2B customer sites.
This infrastructure transformation incorporates the concept of Local Breakout, enabling routing of network traffic directly at customer premises and enhancing the agility of private networks. Facilitating localized gateways for data traffic ensures faster data processing and reduced latency, delivering improved responsiveness and tailored services to enterprises.
Enterprises utilizing these private networks gain access to superior throughput, reduced latency, and dedicated or shared radio resources, promising optimal performance without compromising network security. Confidentiality and data integrity are maintained as enterprise data remains within their premises, separate from public networks.
This innovative approach empowers Orange to extend advanced capabilities from public and commercial networks to enterprise clients. It offers flexibility to address specific company needs through components dedicated exclusively to their requirements.
This framework is poised to revolutionize the logistics, transportation, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Real-time automation capabilities hold promise for enhancing productivity and worker safety while bolstering security and reliability for business operations. Additionally, these networks offer customization options and cost-effectiveness for B2B customers, addressing their unique business needs more effectively.
Mónica Sala, CTO of Orange Spain, emphasizes their enthusiasm for this collaboration, highlighting its transformative impact on businesses. Offering tailored, dedicated networks to B2B customers enables these enterprises to seize new prospects and gain a competitive edge. The enhanced security, real-time automation, and unparalleled customization of these private 5G networks open doors to unparalleled productivity and innovation.
Through a unified infrastructure covering both public and private networks, Orange optimizes synergies, enhancing competitive pricing solutions for companies. By managing the connectivity solution, Orange relieves B2B customers of the need for specialized knowledge in connectivity solutions while ensuring the delivery of dedicated and exclusive services within coverage areas. This partnership extends advanced services beyond enterprise premises, leveraging the public network. This approach simplifies network management for enterprises while ensuring advanced services remain available beyond the factory through the public network.
The collaboration between Orange Spain and Ericsson is a testament to their longstanding partnership of 25 years. Following the successful launch of Spain’s inaugural commercial 5G SA network in February 2023, this alliance aims to pioneer Private 5G networks, shaping Spain’s digital evolution.
Luisa Muñoz, Head of Ericsson Cloud Software and Services at Ericsson Iberia, underscores the advantages of dedicated 5G networks for Spain’s B2B sector. These networks streamline operations and curtail costs, enhancing business competitiveness and efficiency. Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core solution integrated into Orange’s 5G SA network promises innovation, furnishing B2B clients with a dependable, high-performance network infrastructure precisely tailored to meet their distinct requirements, ensuring their leadership in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape.
FAQs
1. What does the partnership between Orange, Spain and Ericsson aim to achieve?
The partnership aims to introduce Spain’s first private 5G network for B2B customers, revolutionizing the country’s digital landscape. It empowers businesses with exclusive 5G networks, offering real-time automation, heightened productivity, enhanced worker safety, and customized, cost-efficient services.
2. What advantages does the deployment of private 5G networks bring to B2B customers?
Private 5G networks offer benefits like superior throughput, reduced latency, dedicated or shared radio resources, and increased security by keeping enterprise data separate from public networks. They promise confidentiality, data integrity, and tailored services, providing optimal performance without compromising security.
3. How does the infrastructure transformation by Orange Spain and Ericsson facilitate private 5G networks for B2B customers?
The deployment incorporates Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core and specialized network functions like the Local Packet Gateway at customer sites. This infrastructure enables local breakout routing network traffic directly at customer premises, resulting in faster data processing, reduced latency, and improved responsiveness for tailored services.
4. Which industries are expected to benefit from these private 5G networks, and how?
Industries like logistics, transportation, automotive, and manufacturing stand to benefit significantly. Real-time automation capabilities promise enhanced productivity and worker safety while increased security and reliability optimize business operations. The networks also offer customization options and cost-effectiveness tailored to unique business needs.
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