{"id":80966,"date":"2022-02-24T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=80966"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:21","slug":"new-ericsson-chair-in-5g-wireless-research-focused-on-developing-its-real-world-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2022\/new-ericsson-chair-in-5g-wireless-research-focused-on-developing-its-real-world-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research Focused on Developing its Real-World Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n New Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research Focused on Developing its Real-World Potential\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

OTTAWA, Feb. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ericsson-Carleton University Partnership<\/a> for Research and Leadership in 5G Wireless Networks has established a new $2-million Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research<\/a> to explore solutions to the real-world application challenges of 5G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything that requires information transmission will happen on 5G,\u201d said Ioannis Lambadaris<\/a>, the Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research and Chancellor\u2019s Professor in Carleton\u2019s Department of Systems and Computer Engineering<\/a>. \u201cFiber optics will retreat into the background and 5G wireless will be what consumers actually interact with. The new 5G infrastructure will seamlessly integrate into every aspect of life\u2014from entertainment to emergency response to communications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5G is more than just an update to existing wireless networks. It is a new system being built from the ground up that will modernize applications in industries such as health care, agriculture, transportation, robotics and autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are thrilled to announce this chair in 5G wireless at Carleton,” says Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research and International). “The research that Chancellor’s Professor Ioannis Lambadaris is conducting with Ericsson will help steer the future of 5G and will impact us all. We are extremely appreciative of Ericsson’s support and collaboration.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once 5G is established, billions of people will use these networks on more than just their mobile devices. A proliferation of connected devices is expected in the coming decade, and by 2030 there could be more than 25 billion of them. This will create demand for data that far exceeds anything experienced to date, and even ultra-fast 5G networks will require enhancements to cope with the expected traffic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As research chair, Lambadaris will focus on some of Ericsson\u2019s pressing challenges. Among his current research projects are the development of mathematical techniques for indoor localization over 5G, drone control systems that allow beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations over 5G, and an algorithm that reduces latency in drone control systems, enabling error-free operation of drone autostabilization systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe creation of the Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research strengthens our long-term collaboration with Carleton University to advance 5G\u2019s evolution, not only in Canada but around the world,\u201d said Sandra Ballarte, Talent Development Leader and Head of Radio Hardware Development with Ericsson\u2019s Ottawa R&D office. \u201cOur research addresses technology challenges to help develop state-of-the-art products for the future of 5G wireless communications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ericsson Canada established the chair with an investment of $1-million. That amount has been matched by Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada\u2019s (NSERC) Alliance Grant program for a total commitment of $2-million. This funding will help create a constant and growing presence of industry engineers at Carleton and will build links with leading experts in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis announcement further demonstrates Ericsson\u2019s long-term commitment to invest in Canada\u2019s leading academic institutions,\u201d said Viet Nguyen, Head of Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson Canada. \u201cToday, we collaborate with more than 18 of the country\u2019s top universities and colleges to develop solutions for businesses and the broader community, and we look forward to future opportunities to develop partnerships with a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact<\/strong>
\nSteven Reid (he\/him)
\nMedia Relations Officer
\nCarleton University
\n613-265-6613
\nSteven.Reid3@carleton.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jannie Tong
\nDirector, External Communications
\nEricsson North America
\n+1-214-415-0815 (U.S. Central Time)
\njannie.tong@ericsson.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OTTAWA, Feb. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ericsson-Carleton University Partnership for Research and Leadership in 5G Wireless Networks has established a new $2-million Ericsson Chair in 5G Wireless Research to explore solutions to the real-world application challenges of 5G. \u201cAnything that requires information transmission will happen on 5G,\u201d said Ioannis Lambadaris, the Ericsson Chair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":64042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[103,139,91],"class_list":["post-80966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-faculty-of-engineering-and-design","tag-partnerships","tag-research"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80966"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80969,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80966\/revisions\/80969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}