Nokia And UTS Collaborate To Unveil A 5G Lab

Nokia and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be partnering in a quest to unveil a 5G lab. This collaboration spans about five years and will see the two live-test 5G use cases as part of their long-term innovation goals.

Nokia and UTS enjoy a long-term working relationship

This collaboration isn’t the first time that the pair is partnering, according to sources. Nokia confirms that it has a pre-existing partnership with UTS and that the recent move is part of building on their good working relationships.

In 2018, the pair unveiled the 5G Skills Accelerator training facility, and most people didn’t see that as a building block to the longstanding working relationship between the two. Botany-based Tech Lab will offer space for the setup of the new facility.

The lab and its essence it the tests

The university’s Tech Lab is widely known for having some outstanding innovative facilities. This lab will make matters easier for the researchers embarking on test experiments to showcase the innovative uses of 5G.

The partnership focuses specifically on Australia and wants to establish the most outstanding 5G use cases unique to the country.

In the last five years, Nokia has focused on 5G to stay relevant and boost its profit margins. Vodafone Australia quickly recognized its vibrancy in 5G technology and ended up awarding it a contract to supply 5G equipment.

The university lab, according to Nokia, is an excellent choice for live-testing 5G use cases, adding that they will focus on applications for smart cities and IoT.

Nokia approves the facility, outlining that it will provide them with the right research environment. The pair hopes to succeed in its quest to explore the 5G and 6G technologies’ capabilities. The significant areas of focus will be the Internet of Things, agriculture and human-robot interactions, industrial automation, ‘Internet of Things’ capabilities.

Nokia also reveals the plan to establish a 5G lab in the facility to conduct most of their demonstrations. Nokia says that the new deal will make it possible to test its Massive MIMO technology and its technological potential. The company will also focus on some of its other antenna technologies in the course of the tests.