The
5G-ENCODE PROJECT
ENabling
COnnectivity for
Digital
Engineering
Completed Mar 2022
The 5G-ENCODE Project, is a £9 million collaborative project aiming to develop clear business cases and value propositions for 5G applications in manufacturing industry. The project is partially funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the UK Government as part of their 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme. The project is one of the UK Government’s biggest investment in 5G for manufacturing to date. Other consortia partners include the National Composites Centre (NCC), Telefonica, Siemens, Toshiba, Solvay, Plataine, Mativision, and the University of Bristol while the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) provides additional support through their DETI Programme.
Exploring New Business Models and Technologies
Led by Zeetta Networks
the project was officially launched in early 2020 and it will run until March 2022.
The key objective of the project is to design and deliver a private 5G private network within the National Composites Centre (NCC)
and explore new business models and 5G technologies, including network slicing and splicing, within an industrial environment.
Three manufacturing use cases would be demonstrated on the 5G testbed:
• AR/VR to support design, manufacturing and training
• Monitoring and tracking of time sensitive assets
• Wireless real-time in-process monitoring and analytics
Three manufacturing use cases would be demonstrated on the 5G testbed:
• AR/VR to support design, manufacturing and training
• Monitoring and tracking of time sensitive assets
• Wireless real-time in-process monitoring and analytics
"5G is about more than consumers getting faster and more reliable speeds. We are determined to harness this revolutionary technology to boost the productivity and growth of UK industries. We want Britain to be a world leader in 5G and since 2017 the government has invested millions in ground-breaking testbeds and trials across the country to achieve this. I’m pleased to welcome 5G-ENCODE to our ambitious programme and I look forward to seeing it take early advantage of 5G’s potential at the National Composites Centre in Bristol.
-DCMS Secretary of State Oliver Dowden
Information and news on the 5G-Encode project and our partners
Latest News
5G-ENCODE showcases 5G standalone network and use cases at launch event at the UK’s National Composites Centre
5G-ENCODE switches on the second phase of its network at the National Composites Centre moving a step closer to realising the commercial benefits of 5G in manufacturing.
5G-ENCODE switches on the second phase of its network at the National Composites Centre moving a step closer to realising the commercial benefits of 5G in manufacturing.
Advanced performance monitoring capabilities will be deployed at government-backed 5G-ENCODE project testbed at the National Composites Centre
A joint interview with Vassilis Seferidis, co-founder and CEO at Zeetta Networks, a UK network provider, and leading partner of 5G-ENCODE, and Marc Funnel Head of Digital, National Composites Centre. Original source: https://www.businesschief.eu/top10/top-10-global-5g-predictions-2021
