Proximus and Howest signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for the creation of a 5G lab on the Howest campus of Kortrijk. In the course of the next academic year, companies from various sectors will be able to discover the possibilities of 5G for their business and develop new applications, in collaboration with Howest students and under the guidance of Proximus experts.
With the signature, both parties officialize their mutual intention to collaborate around the use of 5G technology in industry and business. The lab will also be used by Digital Arts & Entertainment, Multimedia & Creative Technology and Cyber Security Professional students. Howest can thus use the potential of 5G technology to continue to grow as a center of excellence for new technologies, for example in the field of gaming, in which it is already highly regarded worldwide.
Concretely, in a first phase Proximus will roll out a Mobile Private Network solution (MPN), equipping several spaces on the Howest campus with indoor 5G connectivity. The platform should be up and running in the course of the 2022-2023 academic year. Interested companies will then be able to rent test space and receive the support they need to set up their test facilities. Depending on their preference, they will work alone or with Howest students to develop innovative 5G applications relevant to their business.
This should enable the development of innovative use cases where a combination of cutting-edge technologies is required.
The 5G lab at the Howest premises offers the ideal environment to bring together expertise and technology for enterprises from various sectors to build and test similar or other use cases.
Howest is a leading Cisco Academy in Belgium and a member of BiASC. Tom DECAVELE runs the Cisco Academy at Howest in Kortrijk and is the project manager.
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