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5G network at Kaiserslautern Technical University

The TUK from a bird’s eye view. (Picture: TU Kaiserslautern)

Nokia announced to implement a 5G standalone (SA) campus network at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. The project will be implemented in partnership with Smart Mobile Labs AG.

Smart Mobile Labs AG has won the TUK’s overall public tender for five private 5G networks, which are financed by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure as part of the 5G-Kaiserslautern project. The TUK is a recognized competence center for technology and industrial research.

The 5G system will be deployed on the entire university campus in Kaiserslautern, on the Science Mile, which includes the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI, and on the Neumühle farm.

Nokia will provide TUK with 5G-SA connectivity, initially under a three-year contract. This will enable the development of new 5G research and application tests at the university’s renowned faculties. The networks meet the highest requirements for bandwidth, speed and quality and use the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), a digitalization platform for industrial private wireless networks, as the technical basis.

“Smart Mobile Labs will support TUK in the installation, operation and application integration of one of the first true 5G standalone campus networks in Germany. This network will be the basis for many future use cases such as self-propelled cars, drone control and real-time video applications for logistics and mobility services as well as production and agricultural scenarios”.
Rüdiger Hnyk, Chief Product Officer of Smart Mobile Labs AG

Smart Mobile Labs is the largest 5G system integrator in Germany, delivering the first private 5G networks to many customers in 2020. Nokia is working together with Smart Mobile Labs AG, which among other things offers implementation and integration services for the Nokia DAC solution.

“The Technical University of Kaiserslautern is one of the leading research organizations in Germany and has an impressive track record in 5G research. We are very proud that this institution is investing in the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud. Today’s announcement continues our long-standing relationship with TUK, which has included collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs in the areas of smart factories and industrial applications.”
Raghav Sahgal, President of Nokia Enterprise

 

“With our own 5G campus network, we can create a controlled environment in which our researchers can find out which new applications and use cases can be realized using 5G. We are particularly interested in the fields of industrial automation and logistics, construction and agriculture. The 5G networks will also be used in existing research projects and in the development of technology platforms and software. These projects will be carried out both as part of our own work and in collaboration with a number of other project participants and industrial partners”.
Professor Dr. Hans Schotten, 5G-Kaiserslautern coordinator at the TUK

Nokia DAC is a platform for digital automation services that provides a reliable, secure and high-performance wireless campus network that meets industrial requirements. It is a compact, plug-and-play system with automation capabilities that includes network hardware and a cloud-based operations monitoring system. With Nokia DAC, users can securely collect, process and host all locally generated proprietary data on site. Nokia recently announced the first commercial 5G standalone solutions for campus networks.