A 220 million Euro investment has been announced by Ericsson at their plant in Athlone.
The three year commitment is supported by the Government through the IDA.
The company who employ 13 hundred people in their Athlone facility, plan to develop a strategic hub for research and development.
Denis Dullea, Head of Ericsson’s Athlone site and Network Management Engineering Unit, says they are a core component of bringing 5G to the worl.