Ericsson Successfully Completed the Verification of IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group 5G Cellular Positioning Technology

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of the end of August, the total number of mobile phone users in China reached 1.714 billion, of which 714 million were 5G mobile phone users. The number of cellular IoT terminal users has reached 2.177 billion, among which the scale of IoT terminals applied to public services, the Internet of Vehicles, smart retail, and smart home has reached 700 million, 440 million, 320 million, and 240 million, respectively.
The high penetration rate of mobile terminals has laid a good user foundation for the development of indoor positioning. At the same time, there is an increasing demand for personalized indoor positioning. Continuously driving the rapid growth of indoor positioning market scale from O2O business to various industries.

According to Ericsson’s latest mobile report, approximately 80% of global mobile data is generated through indoor use, and high-performance indoor mobile connectivity has become a key digital infrastructure. At present, indoor 5G connections still only serve a relatively small footprint in buildings – estimated at 10-15%. In addition, all industries and enterprises of all sizes, whether they are airports, office buildings, hotels, factories, mines, and ports, require reliable connections to improve operations and customer experience.
This test is based on the Ericsson wireless point system equipment and ENL positioning platform, and loaded with the newly launched Ericsson 5G Precision Positioning software function. In the LOS testing environment, the highest accuracy can reach below 0.5m.
At present, the Ericsson wireless point system has covered a series of products suitable for large and medium-sized venues, as well as small and medium-sized buildings such as coffee shops, chain stores, branch offices, cinemas, and restaurants. The high-precision positioning function provides positioning services for a wide range of use cases that enterprises can deploy, such as asset tracking and tool positioning in environments such as factories, mines, hospitals, and warehouses, as well as other private network applications and emergency response scenarios.
In the future, Ericsson will continue to promote the deployment of indoor 5G, leverage the advantages of high-quality indoor connectivity, continue to provide various use cases for service providers and enterprises, and continuously improve operational efficiency, security, and user experience.