Vodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’

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Source: Vodafone

CCW 2026: Vodafone and Ericsson are advancing military-grade 5G capabilities to meet defence demands for isolated, interworking, and resilient networks that can operate beyond traditional infrastructure.

This article includes:

  • Themes: 5G deployment; Defence communications; Mobile private networks (MPN); Network resilience; Non-terrestrial networking; Radio access backhaul (RAB); Telecommunications innovation.
  • Events: Critical Communications World 2026; REPMUS exercise.
  • People: Beatriz Zapatero; Elena Murakhveri; Ghada El Nikheli; Marco Zangani.
  • Geographic: Europe; United Kingdom (UK).
  • Organisations: Airbus Defence & Space; Ericsson; European Union (EU); NATO; Vodafone; Vodafone Business.

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