Layered Realities Weekend – A 5G Showcase
Layered Realities Weekend – A 5G Showcase.
For the very first time, people will experience the next generation of wireless technology – 5G in a public urban environment.
This weekend (17th – 18th March) during the Layered Realities Weekend 5G Showcase researchers from the University of Bristol will demonstrate how a share of £16 million investment by the UK Government’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) to develop an end-to-end 5G network has the potential to benefit public safety, inclusion and creativity and puts Britain at the forefront of the next wave of mobile technology.
Hosted by the University’s Smart Internet Lab, Watershed and We The Curious, the event is a unique 5G public test-bed that will take demonstrations out of the laboratory and allow people to experience and experiment with the creative possibilities for the first time.
The Smart Internet Lab is one of only three research institutions in the UK chosen to develop this cutting-edge technology and, in collaboration with Watershed, will be providing artistic experiences of 5Gs capabilities through a series of public events.
LiFi Installation
pureLiFi’s technology has been deployed in a variety of interactive and educational ways allowing attendees of the event to obtain a better understanding of the technology and how it will be used in both a social and commercial environment in the future.
About the Smart Internet Lab
The Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, is a hub for internet research which addresses grand societal and industrial challenges. With more than 200 experts and advanced laboratory infrastructure, we perform cutting edge research on optical and wireless communications. We offer a unique holistic approach to hardware and software co-design solving critical problems in the global internet evolution. Our innovative research on end-to-end, wired-wireless network design and optimization is pushing the boundaries of digital living and communications. Our exceptional track record for performing 5G research with specific focus on fibre and 5G convergence is evidenced by significant funding from the UK Government, EU and industry (e.g. EPSRC TOUCAN, INITIATE, NDFIS, EU: 5G- Xhaul, 5GPICTURE, mmMAGIC, FUTEBOL, FLAME and 5GinFIRE, DCMS UK Government).
About 5G
5G is a reinvention of the internet for an always connected, interactive world. Above ground, it will include the next generation of wireless connectivity – offering massively increased speed, capacity and reliability compared to 3G and 4G. In addition, 5G represents a range of interconnected technologies which will supercharge the internet, offering a huge increase in bandwidth, allowing more things to connect at once, and reducing latency. This will enable near real-time interactivity across home, work and public spaces, adding up to a smarter internet where data is gathered and analysed locally as well as in the cloud.
As well as the demonstration of LiFi there are various other modules such as 5G in a BOX, 5GUK Exchange, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Visualization of RF Spectral Waves, Massive MIMO and Smart City Safety.
Partners include: BT, Nokia, CCS, and Zeetta Networks
All demonstrations will be located in the large marquee in Millennium Square.
For other events please make sure you book your slot via Watershed website: www.watershed.co.uk/5g
Demonstrations are ongoing from 12:00 – 22:00 throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets for demonstrations are not required.