5G Test Network (5GTN) is opening a long-awaited NB-IoT network that makes it possible to test the Internet of Things on mobile devices, which will give a head-start to many. 5GTN also announces new service environment scheduled to open on 11^th December 2017, when the practical benefits for companies will be presented at the kick-off event at Linnanmaa campus. More information will follow.

In future, 5GTN environment testing packages can be utilized as to-be-launched service products by joining the 5GTN Community. The purpose of the 5GTN Community is to prepare for new business opportunities enabled by 5G. Services of entirely new kind must be built on the wireless technology of the future, as competition for exploiting technology breakthroughs is intense in various industries.

The 5GTN is continuously developed by the University of Oulu and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. As the developer of 5G, Oulu and Finland enjoy a competitive edge alongside major international players.

Further information:

Olli Liinamaa, 5GTN Project Lead, University of Oulu, Olli.Liinamaa (at) oulu.fi, tel. +358 40 5461418

Atso Hekkala, 5GTN Project Lead, VTT, atso.hekkala (at) vtt.fi, tel. +358 40 7515708

Petri Kivinen, 5GTN Customer Relations, University of Oulu, Petri.Kivinen (at) oulu.fi, tel. +358 50 3285780

The MIDIH (Manufacturing Industry Digital Innovation Hubs) project is a project funded by EU. The project consortium consists of 21 beneficiaries, including VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

In  the MIDIH, VTT will form a Competence Centre for Real Time Stream Analytics developing technologies required for guaranteed response times and determinism in data analytics. The project has started 10/2017 and will end 09/2020.

See more on the MIDIH project: http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/211689_en.html

5GFWD hackathon will be held in Oulu in June. Please, see more information: 5gfwd.org

Deadline for applications is 29.5.