Ericsson and SmarTone unveil network slicing speed boost app

Network slicing is beginning to make waves in the consumer mobile market, courtesy of Hong Kong operator SmarTone and Ericsson.
This week these two companies took the wraps off a new app that uses network slicing to enable both 4G and 5G customers to temporarily boost the speed of their connection. The idea behind it is that an end user might want to stream video from a busy location like a stadium, or an enterprise customer might have to remotely attend an important Zoom meeting, or a gamer mig