Airbus and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have successfully deployed a private 5G solution at the Airbus production site in Hamburg, with another deployment underway in Toulouse. This initiative forms part of Airbus’ ambitious digitalization strategy, aimed at strengthening manufacturing automation, traceability, and operational efficiency, while meeting the sector’s strictest safety and security standards.
The partnership between Ericsson and Airbus leverages Ericsson Private 5G, recognized for its reliability, security, and high performance. The solution’s built-in infrastructure automation enabled rapid deployment across Airbus’ operations, significantly shortening implementation timelines compared to traditional setups.
This automation allowed Airbus to scale connectivity quickly and securely across multiple sites. Close collaboration with the Ericsson product team ensured seamless integration, with the solution tailored to Airbus’ IT-tooling and cybersecurity requirements. The design’s modular architecture and API-driven interfaces simplified onboarding into Airbus’ existing systems, accelerating time-to-value and reinforcing robust security controls.
With a fully operational private 5G network now live in Hamburg and deployment at Toulouse
underway (to be completed by 2026), this rollout is part of a broader roadmap to extend private 5G across Airbus’ strategic sites in Europe — including further locations in Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally, with projects in the United States and Canada pending.