Ericsson and DoT collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G

Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw (second from right) signed MoU between DoT and Ericsson for offering accredited courses on 5G for students of DoT's 100 5G use case labs. (Photo: PIB)

Ericsson and the Department of Telecom (DOT) have entered into a collaboration to offer access to Ericsson Educate: 21st Century Technologies Programme, Ericsson’s online learning platform to 100 institutes with 5G Labs. The subjects covered as part of the Program at an introductory level include: Automation, Telecommunications, AI, IoT, 5G and Machine Learning.

The collaboration will provide both students and lecturers with access to quality digital learning resources that draw on Ericsson’s 145-year experience in telecommunications and Information & Communication Technology (ICT). Content from the Ericsson Educate portal will be provided at no cost to the students.

DoT has set up 100 5G Use case labs within 100 institutes across India with the objective to build competencies and engagement in 5G technologies for students and startup communities. Ericsson will open its Ericsson Educate platform to 10,000 students from these institutes and provide access to learning material on key technologies.

“The collaboration with DoT is a significant step towards developing a 5G ready workforce in India that can leverage the potential of 5G to support the government's ‘Digital India’ vision. Access to 5G technology related courses will enable these students to develop use cases that can address the local needs of the country, help enhance productivity and accelerate the country’s digitalisation efforts,” said Nitin Bansal, managing director, Ericsson India.

Ericsson has been in India since 1903 and is helping service providers to seamlessly transition across generations of technology, from 2G to now 5G. The networks, software and services Ericsson delivers to its customers support the digital transformation of industry and society.