Due to open its doors in September 2015, the University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) is the UK’s only research centre dedicated to the next generation of mobile communications. The centre will bring together leading academic expertise and key industry partners in a shared vision to develop standards and technology for 5G wireless networks. Blu Wireless has joined the 5GIC as part of its SME Technology partner programme.
Blu Wireless will work with the 5GIC initially to integrate Blu Wireless ‘Lightning’ millimetre wave gigabit modems within the 5GIC 5G mobile testbed. Their technology will enable 5G infrastructure and access applications such as radio transport over Back Haul and Front Haul networks and will help to drive the research that will underpin the 5G standards of the future.
This unique facility equips businesses and researchers with a fully-functioning advanced 4G network which, over time, will be upgraded to a fully-fledged 5G system, enabling the development and testing of 5G prototype technologies in a real world situation. Blu Wireless will also assist with general technical collaboration on requirements and technology for advanced baseband modems for the 5G millimeter-wave modem.
