Ericsson Energy Alliance Makes Network Evolution Cost-effective

Ericsson has joined forces with Vertiv and NorthStar to form the Ericsson Energy Alliance, a complementary site solution partnership to drive cost-effective and sustainable service provider network evolution towards 5G, within the Ericsson Radio Site System.

The alliance brings Vertiv’s global expertise in power, thermal and infrastructure site management solutions, and Sweden-based NorthStar’s leadership in battery and energy storage solutions, into the Ericsson Radio Site System to establish a competitive ecosystem and management interface and increase the market share of the Enclosure and Power parts of the system portfolio.

Building on the combined global supply and service delivery footprints, the alliance increases competitiveness and cost efficiency through the broadened portfolio and more access to new technology. Alliance partners are also combining strengths in regional sales support. They have also established a harmonized ecosystem for energy supply and storage.

Sustainability benefits include equipment to reduce energy consumption, the use of renewable and hybrid energy resources, efficient operations to reduce carbon footprint and remote energy management and hybrid site solutions, including solar cell panels. Energy and climate systems are also optimized to use the minimum required energy to provide an electronic trusted environment for Ericsson Radio System products, delivering environmental as well as cost-efficiency benefits for service providers.

Future joint-development of products is being considered. More companies are also expected to join the alliance this year. Since the alliance was formed in late 2017 it has seen success in customer projects rolled out in countries such as Mexico, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania.