PLANO, Texas, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As we enter a new
age for electronics powered by 5G and eventually 6G, MIT and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) are collaborating
on two research projects that seek to help build a new network
infrastructure needed to empower the truly revolutionary use cases
the next generation of mobile networks will bring.
The new mobile network generations bring ultra-fast speed, low
latency, and superb reliability to the end user. However large,
feature rich networks are complex structures to manage for network
operators. Ericsson is working to research cognitive networks,
which rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to enable a secure,
highly automized, data-driven network operation. To improve the
compute power, speed and energy efficiency of cognitive networks,
Ericsson Research and the MIT Materials Research Laboratory are
collaborating to research new designs in lithionic chips enabling
neuromorphic computing, offering exponentially more energy
efficient AI processing. This could enable fully cognitive networks
with reduced operation complexity and energy consumption compared
to today.
In addition to research on lithionics, Ericsson and the MIT
Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) are collaborating on
research of mobile networks that connect trillions of sensors and
other "zero-energy" devices around us. Powering these devices in a
cost-efficient way, possibly directly via a radio signal, is a
significant technology challenge. The research by Ericsson
and MIT RLE may show how devices can harvest energy from radio
signals and other sources, as well as how systems can be designed
to utilize this low power to accomplish simple tasks, including how
a mobile network may be designed to connect and control these
devices.
"As energy-efficient connected devices take the next leap
forward, we are thrilled to be collaborating with Ericsson to
tackle the key technical challenges," said Anantha P.
Chandrakasan, Dean of MIT's School of
Engineering. "By combining our knowledge with Ericsson's
expertise in mobile technology, we aim to develop hardware that
will power exciting new AI applications on the edge, and take
significant strides in the next generation of mobile networks."
"5G is leading to a fully-realized IoT and bringing us closer to
a truly connected world," said Magnus
Frodigh, Head of Ericsson Research. "Massive amounts of tiny
IoT devices and AI-driven, cognitive networks are two drivers of
the next leap forward. Working with the brilliant teams at
MIT, we hope to develop the hardware
that will make that possible."
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