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Ericsson struck a deal with Mistral AI to combine the French company’s advanced models with its R&D and network expertise, with the aim of using the technology to address challenges in the telecoms industry.
The Swedish vendor stated the pair’s work would target “high-impact” use cases that speed delivery and strengthen network performance, including automation of legacy code translation, AI-assisted development of 6G research and custom agents for use within Ericsson Networks.
They explained they would jointly research and develop AI agents tailored to Ericsson’s data and engineering environments, bringing data closer to the technology to aid product development and deployment.
Ericsson and Mistral AI also have lofty ambitions to set new benchmarks for secure, high performing and resilient telecom infrastructure, “aligning AI innovation with the requirements of carrier-grade networks”.
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Dag Lindbo, head of AI and emerging technologies, business area Networks at Ericsson, said “AI for networks is about precision not hype”.
“With Mistral AI, we apply advanced models where they matter most,” he said, citing examples including accelerating code mitigation, to informing 6G research and building trustworthy AI agents.
Chief revenue officer at Mistral AI, Marjorie Janiewicz, added the tie-up is not just about applying AI to telecoms, it is about transforming networks from the ground up.
The deal with Ericsson follows a commitment Mistral AI made last week to invest €1.2 billion on a new data centre in Sweden.