ABB Thailand and Ericsson Thailand last week announced a partnership, the first in Asia Pacific, to support ABB’s customers and enterprises in Thailand with Ericsson’s 5G solutions.
With the agreement signed in Thailand, Ericsson will become ABB’s ‘Preferred Connectivity Partner’ in the country. This agreement provides a framework and opportunity for ABB and Ericsson to jointly accelerate the digital transformation of diverse enterprises across Thailand and to enhance support for ABB’s customers with 5G connectivity expertise.
The focus areas of the partnership include ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation, Industrial Automation and Motion business areas, as well as ABB Ability Platform Services. The collaboration will for instance cover 5G enabled Augmented Reality Lenses for remote commissioning in manufacturing environments in addition to global NB-IoT connected motors and drives through Ericsson Communication Service Provider partners and its IoT-Accelerator platform.
Gianandrea Bruzzone, Country Managing Director, ABB Thailand
ABB and Ericsson have long partnered on research projects in Europe to study the role and benefit of 5G in flexible automation and production. Powered by 5G, the deployment and operations of large fleets of autonomous machines and robots is becoming a reality.
Nadine Allen, Head of Ericsson Thailand
Our partnership with ABB will enable us to take the full benefit of 5G connectivity to enterprises across industries including manufacturing, airports, ports, oil & gas and mining. 5G networks will be as important for industrial enterprises as 4G is indispensable for smartphone users.
