New Delhi, February 27 NTT DATA, a global provider of AI, digital business, and technology services, and Ericsson, a telecom equipment company, announced a multi-year partnership on Friday to promote the adoption of private 5G by enterprises and unlock advanced edge AI and physical AI use cases.
The partnership will enable AI-driven, outcome-focused transformation, as organizations look to embed intelligence at the edge across global operations, according to a release.
By combining Ericsson's private 5G and Edge platforms with NTT DATA's full-stack enterprise network services, wireless network expertise, IT/OT security, and managed services, the companies aim to deliver industry-ready solutions that help enterprises deploy private 5G networks and achieve business outcomes.
The partnership focuses on four key areas, including global private 5G managed services. Under this, NTT DATA will act as Ericsson's global system integration and managed services provider, delivering private 5G as a fully managed service with consistent architecture, operations, and security worldwide.
Furthermore, NTT DATA Edge AI agents will run on Ericsson's enterprise Edge platforms, enabling real-time intelligence and autonomous decision-making where data is generated.
"The companies will deliver proven private 5G, edge AI, and physical AI use cases across manufacturing, mining, ports, airports, energy, transportation, and smart cities, helping enterprises accelerate deployment and realize measurable return on investment," it said.
Joint sales, marketing, and delivery will provide enterprises with a single, consistent path to deployment, reduce vendor complexity, and speed up the time to value, the release added.