India, June 23 -- Ericsson, Telia and a group of research and industry partners have announced the launch of Digital Arena Sweden, a national test centre focused on advancing the development and adoption of 5G, 6G and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Backed by an investment of more than SEK 300 million, the initiative aims to provide Swedish industry with early access to emerging digital technologies and accelerate the development of market-ready solutions.

The programme is supported by Sweden's innovation agency, Vinnova, through its Avancerad Digitalisering innovation programme. Partners include Ericsson, Telia, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and its subsidiary AstaZero, Future by Lund, as well as academic institutions a...