ZAGREB (Croatia), June 24 (SeeNews) – Croatian telecommunications gear producer Ericsson Nikola Tesla [ZSE:ERNT] signed a 5G settlement with Hrvatski Telekom [ZSE:HT] on Wednesday, turning into the unique provider of the radio half for the telco’s cell community till 2024, the 2 corporations mentioned.The actions underneath the brand new contract goal the introduction of the 5G cell normal, with Hrvatski Telekom aiming to offer increased speeds and 5G protection to its clients, and to unlock the alternatives of the digitalisation and trade 4.Zero for the Croatian economic system and society, Ericsson Nikola Tesla and Hrvatski Telekom mentioned in a joint assertion.The settlement is a continuation of the actions launched by Ericsson Nikola Tesla in 2018 on the modernisation of Hrvatski Telekom’s radio community.”5G know-how implementation is relevant on a broad scale and resonating with Croatia’s wants, i.e. enabling increased power efficiencies by way of good metering and dynamic administration of energy provide, increased effectivity in agriculture by way of linked and automatic gadgets and equipment, or optimization of irrigation processes, in addition to in number of different industries,” Hrvatski Telekom CEO Kostas Nebis mentioned within the assertion.The shares of the 2 corporations are parts of the blue-chip CROBEX10 index of the Zagreb Stock Change.Ericsson Nikola Tesla traded flat at 1,220 kuna ($182/161 euro), whereas Hrvatski Telekom was down 0.29% at 174.50 kuna by 11:30 CET on Wednesday.(1 euro = 7.57566 kuna)