Ericsson Pledges to Support One Million Children and Young People by 2025 With Access to Digital Learning and Skills

Ericsson has announced a major new commitment to empower one million children and young people by 2025 through access to digital learning, tools, content and development programs. This commitment forms part of the World Economic Forum-aligned EDISON Alliance 1 Billion Lives Challenge – a global movement of forty-five champions from the public and private sectors. The members, including Ericsson, are committed to prioritizing digital inclusion as foundational to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) so that every person can fully participate in the digital economy and…

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Ericsson pledges to support 1 million children and young people by 2025 with access to digital learning and skills

Ericsson has announced a major new commitment to empower 1 million children and young people by 2025 through access to digital learning, tools, content and development programs. This commitment forms part of the World Economic Forum-aligned EDISON Alliance 1 Billion Lives Challenge – a global movement of forty-five champions from the public and private sectors. The members, including Ericsson, are committed to prioritizing digital inclusion as foundational to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) so that every person can fully participate in the digital economy and…

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One million schools mapped: UNICEF and ITU’s Giga initiative, with support from Ericsson, reaches milestone towards connecting every school to the internet

One year after Ericsson entered a global partnership with UNICEF to support the Giga Initiative’s school connectivity mapping efforts, the initiative has reached a major milestone in mapping the location and connectivity status of one million schools. Giga – founded by UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2019 – aims to connect every school to the internet by 2030 and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Mapping schools is a key pillar of Giga as it helps provide an understanding of the scale of investment, actions…

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Vodafone and Ericsson halve energy consumption in breakthrough 5G trial

Vodafone and Ericsson have completed the first deployment of a new 5G radio that saw energy consumption decrease by a daily average of 43%, and as much as 55% at off-peak times.  Vodafone and Ericsson demonstrate 43% reduction in 5G energy consumption during the trial in Central London  Vodafone will deploy 1,500 new, low-power consumption 5G units by April 2022, enabling the most environmentally responsible 5G deployment strategy without compromising on performance  The new 5G technology will support Vodafone’s commitment to achieve net-zero for its UK operations by 2027 and across…

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Ericsson and UNICEF launch global partnership to map school internet connectivity

Ericsson and UNICEF have announced a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023. Mapping the internet connectivity landscape for schools and their surrounding communities is a critical first step towards providing every child with access to digital learning opportunities.  This joint effort is part of the Giga initiative. Launched last year and led by UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Giga aims to connect every school to the internet. Ericsson is the first private sector partner to make a multi-million dollar…

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