Etisalat, ERICSSON And Intel Launch ‘Driving The Future Of 5G Innovation University Competition

Etisalat has teamed up with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Intel to launch a 5G innovation competition targeting engineering students from renowned universities in UAE.

The competition will run for eight weeks with participation from student teams from different levels of study invited to submit projects on the best 5G use cases focusing on technologies like artificial intelligence in the UAE.

Saeed Alzarouni, Senior Vice President, Mobile Network, Etisalat, said: “We are pleased to collaborate with Ericsson and Intel in this 5G University competition, which promotes industry and academic community efforts to foster and strengthen future technological advancements.  It could not have come at a better time, in the wake of the celebration of UAE Innovation Month in February and Etisalat’s successful pre-commercial launch of 5G ultra mobile broadband at certain locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi last year.

“We are thrilled to support and significantly contribute to the UAE’s national innovation strategy. In addition to the 5G and smart technologies, Etisalat is committed to continuing our digital transformation journey by further developing new capabilities including artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing, network virtualisation, automation and Internet of Things.”