摘要: |
What is Connected Places Catapult, and what work is the agency currently doing in the 5G space? Connected Places Catapult (CPC) is the UK's Innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. We provide impartial 'innovation-as-a-service' for public bodies, businesses and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way that people live, work and travel. We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark Innovation and grow new markets. We run technology demonstrators and small- and medium-enterprise (SME) accelerators to scale new solutions that drive growth, spread prosperity and reduce carbon emissions. When considering 5G, I see this as a transformative technology that will play an important role. That's why CPC has been focused and involved in lots of 5G-related projects, such as the Milton Keynes 5G Create project, which is using 5G to trial advanced mobility and connected autonomous vehicles, and we have also been involved in some work around 5G connected drones and where they can be applied. Another project that we have been working on is the Infralink programme, which is rolling out 4G and 5G connectivity in Scotland and analysing the barriers that arise when rolling out the technology. We've also participated in similar projects; CPC previously worked on Hyper-Connected, which was focused on rolling out 5G in big cities, and the difficulties and challenges that we had in achieving that. We have published all of the associated reports, related data and playbooks from this project, which can be found on our website. Furthermore, the Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator (DCIA) is another project that we have been involved in, which addresses the possibilities of using public assets to support the roll out of 5G. This is just a brief overview of the work that CPC has been involved in relating to 5G. |