Ericsson announced it will establish a new R&D site in France with up to 300 employees, accelerating 5G momentum in Europe. This site will focus initially on 5G software development and security, benefitting the global 5G ecosystem and leveraging on collaboration with French customers. A prerequisite for the future digital economy is a reliable, secure, and high-quality mobile network infrastructure. With 5G as the innovation platform, communication service providers will be able to help build the future digital society - expanding their operations from primarily mobile connectivity to new consumer and enterprise services. To fuel this development, Ericsson will open the new R&D site in early 2020, with a progressive ramp-up to increase its R&D presence to up to 300 employees. An initial unit will be established at Ericsson's offices in Massy, France, part of Paris-Saclay. This will provide access to a competence pool and foster industry and academic collaborations.