Ericsson builds first factory where the 5G equipment instead of people will be made by robots

On June 26, 2019 Ericsson announced construction of the first completely autonomous factory. On it the equipment for networks of fifth generation (5G) will be made by robots.

The enterprise will begin work in the first months 2020. It is known that it will be constructed in the USA, but where exactly, it is not specified. Ericsson not casually selected the United States for production of a solutions 5G. First, from the American market the Chinese company Huawei was torn completely off, than the Swedish producer hurried to use.

Ericsson builds the first factory where the 5G equipment instead of people will be made by robots

Secondly, Ericsson has contracts for  creation of networks of fifth generation with American T-Mobile Verizon Sprint AT&T,  US Cellular and  GCI.  Ericsson predicts that by 2024 63% of subscribers in North America  the 5G services will use, and   around the world the number of such users will make 1.5  billion.

Though the plant is positioned by Ericsson as completely automated, people will be there at first. It is going to involve about 100 employees which will be engaged in production setup.

At this enterprise everything will be automated: warehouses, logistics, packaging, assembly and movement of products on the plant on pilotless carts. At factory will adjust production of the antenna systems used for start of 4G networks and a 5G in the remote areas (for example, villages) and also a 5G radio receivers for urban areas.

We digitize all our global production, including we create this plant in the USA. Thanks to a 5G communications we accelerate approach of an era of Industry 4.0 creating the automated plants of the future — the executive vice president of Ericsson and the head of telecommunication division Fredrik Jejdling said.

Investments into the new project are estimated at $100 million Ericsson also started in Austin (State of Texas) development center of the software which is near other object of the company — Austin ASIC Design Center. The last is open at the end of 2017 and is concentrated on development of key microelectronics for base stations of a 5G.^[1]

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