Ericsson, Intel and Microsoft teamed to demonstrate end-to-end standalone (SA) 5G network slicing capabilities on a mobile-connected laptop PC, a trial the trio hailed for demonstrating the potential of the approach on non-smartphone devices.

The trial was conducted at the Ericsson Lab in Sweden, employing multiple network slices on a laptop for consumer and enterprise use cases including gaming and collaboration applications.

In a statement, the companies explained multiple network slices were enabled by a feature enabling mobile devices to automatically tap the best connection for a specific application.

The trial used Ericssonā€™s 5G core and a combination of its network slicing technologies, along with Intelā€™s processors and Microsoftā€™s Windows 11 operating system.

Ericsson, Microsoft and Intel cited GSMA figures predicting the enterprise network slicing market would be worth $300 billion by 2025.

ā€œExpanding the range of devices for network slicing to include laptops will allow new business segments to create a variety of use cases for consumer and enterprises,ā€ Sibel Tombaz, head of product line 5G RAN at Ericsson, explained.

Tombaz added the joint demonstration showed how ā€œcollaboration can open new possibilitiesā€.

The trial will be showcased at Ericssonā€™s stand during MWC23 Barcelona later this month.

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