1. The document discusses Ericsson's history in Ethiopia dating back to 1894 and its more recent expansion projects beginning in 2014. It also covers Sweden's development cooperation with Ethiopia since 1946 to promote education, healthcare and economic development. 2. It outlines Ericsson's role over 140 years in enabling communication technologies from copper wire to 5G and artificial intelligence, as the number of connected devices worldwide is expected to grow exponentially. 3. The last section argues that 5G will be crucial for industries and economic growth in Africa, highlighting opportunities in agriculture through real-time monitoring and management across the value chain.

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2. Ericsson Internal | 2018-02-21
Evolving to a 5G Economy
Jonathan Adams
VP, Head of South and East Africa, Ericsson Middle East & Africa
2019-06-03

3. Ericsson Internal | 2018-02-21
EricssoninEthiopia
Early history
—Telephone receivers supply started 1894,
—Switching exchanges introduced 1960s
Recent activity
—Telecom expansion project started in 2014
—Local office established
Swedish Development cooperation
— Embassy 1946, first missions 1866
—Promoting sustainable & democratic
development of society (6000 schools,
healthcare)
—Aiming to contribute to economic development

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Fromcopperwiretoartificialintelligence
140
Years of
enabling
communication
95%
Of world population
covered by mobile
broadband (3GPP)
18
Billion connected
devices in
2017
8X
Worldwide
data traffic from
2017 to 2023
Ericsson vision: Empowering an intelligent, sustainable & connected world

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Smartphones
popularization and
mobile data traffic
exponentially increase
Any device can provide access
to the content and enable new
business opportunities across
industries
Feature phones and
mobile broadband
introductionMassive mobile
voice communication
2G
3G
4G
5G
Browsing
Video
Voice
Multiple industries
Building the economy & businesses with timely technology evolution
Journeyto5G
 Ericsson AB | 2018

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Creating5Gfutures
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
Mobile / Wireless
/ Fixed
Enterprise Home
Massive IoT
Tracking Fleet
management
Smart meter
Critical IoT
Traffic safety
& control
Industrial
application & control
Remote
manufacturing
Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)
VR/AR 4K/8K UHD Smartphones

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Agricultureusecaseexample5GRequirements
Current On the road to 5G 5G experience
Monitoring
— Smart greenhouses
— Remote sensing for fertilizer
optimization and harvesting
— Livestock health monitoring
End-to-end lifecycle management
— Connected goods, able to
communicate with each other
— Identification, tracking of goods in the
end-to-end value chain
— Real-time closed loop communication
between machines
Real-time monitoring
— Routing of livestock in real-time
— Agriculture on-field AR support
— Remote control of agricultural
machines
Source: Ericsson and Arthur D Little

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— Internet for all is KEY
— Identify Africa Industry use cases that
will evolve and exploit 5G
— Take the infrastructure & regulatory
steps now, to support African growth
— Plan and develop the 5G framework in
mind today
Making5GarealityforAfrica
USD billion
5G addressable revenues per industry
Source: 5G Business Potential for Africa, Arthur D Little, Ericsson

9. Ericsson Internal | 2018-02-21
Summary
Ethiopia, Ericsson &
Sweden Partnership
1
Its a Journey to 5G
2
5G is Relevant for
Africa and Ethiopia
3

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