5G-EXPS

The project ‘5G Exploration Space Salzburg’ (5G-EXPS) aims at innovations in Salzburg’s starch fields using 5G and the investigation of what added value 5G offers for which applications. For this purpose, different scenarios will be tested at different locations in Salzburg to find out whether the promised features of 5G technology are being kept in practice. The operation as well as the actual configuration of a 5G network must be adapted to the concrete requirements of the application. Four relevant 5G-use cases will be prepared and tested within the project 5G Exploration Space Salzburg in different subject areas in order to exclude interactions and to guarantee security and privacy. At the same time, necessary, vendor-independent monitoring tools will be developed in order to operate this technology with full security even for critical applications, such as the remote control of a medical robot during heart surgery. The following four use cases will be created and implemented in the project:

1. The potential of the 5G network for collaborative urban planning will be demonstrated in a real-time context,
2. the possibility of real-time behavior of machines and robots in local private 5G networks is considered
3. the integration of IoT live data of building, energy and mobility data with existing geoinformation bases to support building management and users is being researched
4. a solution for real-time feedback to athletes is developed.

The 5G network will be operated in various test configurations to evaluate which technical features can be achieved with which configuration. In addition, the possibilities of context-specific usability will be tested and evaluated in different use cases. The Research Studio iSPACE of the RSA FG sees the project as an opportunity to gain first experiences in the field of 5G and to contribute the collected knowledge about information harmonization and integration of environmental information, indoor data and (live) sensor technology and to check to what extent the expectations of 5G correspond to reality. These research questions will be processed and evaluated in use cases together with the university’s research partners:

• 5D Smart Campus: A digital live model of Science City Itzling will be developed through a combination of 3D data, fixed-position sensors and mobile devices. Smart services for orientation and mobility of students, suppliers, visitors and employees as well as facility management for maintenance and better use of resources and infrastructure will be enabled.
• Collaborative design of urban space: Participative processes in spatial planning and for collaborative urban design using virtual and augmented reality.

Explicitly 5G Exploration Space Salzburg creates a regional test environment for 5G applications. This will benefit local stakeholders who will be involved in the project. In addition, the potential of 5G is to be demonstrated, which is also important for follow-up projects and for the economy in general, as the project provides orientation. A further benefit is also the strengthening of Science City through increased dissemination (communication through news/press) and cooperation between the stakeholders.

More info about the Project 5G Exploration Space can be found here.