# SoftBank x Ericsson NextWave Tech Partnership: partnership

Canonical ID: `06e1dd2d-a941-4cbf-899a-8bb7b7d1e1f9`

Ericsson and SoftBank Corp entered a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership towards 2030. The collaboration focuses on evaluating promoting and co-creating NextWave Tech including AI Cloud RAN XR and 6G technologies for future cellular networks.

- **Type:** development
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [SoftBank](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/softbank.md) co developer
- Ericsson _(off-registry)_ technology provider

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2025-03-26

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2/2025/3/ericsson-and-softbank-corp--forge-strategic-partnership-to-drive-innovation-in-ai-cloud-xr-and-6g-technologies-towards-2030


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