Ericsson, BT and King’s College London are collaborating on the development of 5G projects in support of mission-critical services, commercial and consumer markets.
The multi-year collaboration agreement focuses on 5G testing and development.
BT has worked with Ericsson to build a 5G Proof of Concept Center at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich. King’s College contributes with low-latency use cases and specialized knowledge in communication technologies, robotics and haptic control.
Howard Watson, CEO, BT Technology, Service & Operations, and BT Group CIO, says: “The initial focus of the collaboration is on Proof of Concept solutions and trials of services needing both high availability and low latency – both key features of the forthcoming 5G technology.”
In 2016, BT bought EE, the United Kingdom’s leading 4G network provider.
