Ericsson and the Department of Telecom have partnered to provide access to the Ericsson Educate 21st Century Technologies Programme to 100 institutes with 5G Labs, following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ravi, Ravi, DoT and Bansal.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has established 100 5G Use case labs in 100 Indian institutes to enhance students’ and startup communities’ understanding of 5G technologies. Ericsson will open its Ericsson Educate platform to 10,000 students, covering topics like automation, telecommunications, AI, IoT, 5G and machine learning.
The collaboration will provide both students and lecturers with access to quality digital learning resources that draw on Ericsson’s 145-year experience in telecommunications and ICT. Content from the Ericsson Educate portal will be provided at no cost to the students.
“I am confident that the 5G Labs that we have set up in institutes will help us create new 5G use cases for the country. We are delighted to prepare the students to be 5G-ready so that they can play a catalytic role in achieving the vision of Hon’ble PM on Digital India”, Ashwini Vaishnaw, State Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Government of India, said.
“This collaboration with DoT is a significant step towards developing a 5G ready workforce in India that can leverage the potential of 5G to support the government’s ‘Digital India’ vision. The collaboration is expected to reach up to 10,000 people”, Nitin Bansal, MD -Ericsson India, said.
