New-Tech Europe Magazine | September 2018

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T-Mobile and Ericsson sign major $3.5 billion 5G agreement

Ericsson and T-Mobile announced a multi-year, $3.5 billion contract to support T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network deployment. Under the deal, Ericsson will provide T-Mobile with the latest 5G New Radio (NR) hardware and software compliant with 3GPP standards. Bridging from a nationwide LTE Advanced network to 5G, T-Mobile will leverage Ericsson’s market- leading 5G portfolio to expand existing LTE capacity needs while future-proofing the network. The contract also encompasses Ericsson’s digital services solutions, including dynamic orchestration, business support systems (BSS) and Ericsson Cloud Core, enabling T-Mobile to rapidly launch innovative and groundbreaking 5G experiences to customers. Neville Ray, Chief Technology Officer, T-Mobile, says: “While the other guys just make promises, we’re putting our money where our mouth is. With this new Ericsson agreement we’re laying the groundwork for 5G – and with Sprint we can supercharge the 5G revolution.” Niklas Heuveldop, President and Head of Ericsson North America, TRACO POWER, leading power supply specialist, opens its new subsidiary in France. Michel Suissa will run the new branch. Having worked for 30 years in the power supply industry in strategic positions of engineering and sales positions, he aims to make TRACO POWER the undisputed leader of DC/DC and AC/ DC power conversion products in the region. A promising market. TRACO POWER Group decided to establish the new office in France (one of the 3 most important markets in Europe) in order to bring the best local support and to improve the quality of service brought to our french customers and to our distribution partners in place. An international company. With more than 35 years of experience in the electronic components industry, TRACO POWER is a true global leader in designing and making high-quality DC/DC and AC/ DC power supply products. The company is based in Switzerland | Baar (HQ), in Germany | Ismaning in the United States | San

Jose), Irland | Wexford) and most recently, in France | Paris. TRACO POWER’s products find their way to the customer via a well established global distribution network. High-Tech products. TRACO POWER has a high reputation for global compliance with applicable regulations and directives allowing easier implementation of the products in customer’s applications. Products are 100 percent tested prior to shipment to guarantee full compliance to the applicable published specifications. TRACO POWER’s global manufacturing facilities are certified to ISO 9001/14000 and the commitment to quality is supported by a full 3 year product warranty (5 years for medical products). TRACO POWER product range focuses on the following markets: Industrial & IT, Transportation & Railway, Medical & Healthcare, Automation & Control, Renewable Energy & Smart Grid. Within these market segments, TRACO POWER offers one of the most comprehensive programmes for Power products. says: “We have recently decided to increase our investments in the US to be closer to our leading customers and better support them with their accelerated 5G deployments; thereby bringing 5G to life for consumers and enterprises across the country. This agreement marks a major milestone for both companies. We are excited about our partnership with T-Mobile, supporting them to strengthen, expand and speed up the deployment of their nationwide 5G network.” 5G promises to deliver very high data speeds, extreme low latency, ultra-high reliability, energy efficiency and extreme device densities, which will be realized by the development of LTE in combination with new radio-access technologies. Under the terms of the new deal, Ericsson will supply hardware and software from its market-ready 5G Platform, which includes its strengthened Ericsson Radio System portfolio, across all spectrum bands available to T-Mobile. Additionally, T-Mobile’s already installed base of Ericsson Radio System radios will be able to run 5G NR technology with simple remote software installation.

TRACO POWER Group announces the opening of TRACO POWER France, its new subsidiary in Paris

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