WM5G

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Greater connectivity is driving a digital revolution that is helping organisations change lives for the better.

From saving lives through remote monitoring to speeding up network roll out and up-skilling communities to make the most of digital opportunities, find out more about how WM5G is delivering way more for communities up and down the country.

Health & Care case studies

  • Working with Health and Social Care Organisations on their remote monitoring journeys

    Working with Health and Social Care Organisations on their remote monitoring journeys

    WM5G’s Health and Care Team worked with the local teams to carry out a focused review to understand the ‘current state’ of service delivery and what will be needed to progress to that ‘future state’.

  • Improving Patient Safety & GP Access via 5G Enabled Examinations

    Improving Patient Safety & GP Access via 5G Enabled Examinations

    West Midlands 5G (WM5G) partnered with telemedicine company, Tekihealth to explore how 5G can support the provision of GP care in care homes via the use of connected diagnostics tools.

  • How a 5G Connected Ambulance Offered Remote Diagnostic Solutions

    How a 5G Connected Ambulance Offered Remote Diagnostic Solutions

    West Midlands 5G (WM5G) has collaborated with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) and technology partner BT to showcase how 5G can transform paramedic services in a Connected Ambulance.

  • Developing a 5G Connected Self Administered Solution For At Home Colon Capsule Endoscopy

    Developing a 5G Connected Self Administered Solution For At Home Colon Capsule Endoscopy

    West Midlands 5G (WM5G) joined forces with leading healthcare organisations, NHS Arden and GEM CSU, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, and CorporateHealth International on an innovative pilot scheme to deliver a colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) at home under medical guidance.

Acceleration and Adoption case studies

  • Overcoming deployment barriers following major regulatory changes

    Overcoming deployment barriers following major regulatory changes

    West Midlands 5G (WM5G) successfully accelerated the deployment of 5G connectivity in Wolverhampton by more than six months.

  • Sharing knowledge with other local authorities

    Sharing knowledge with other local authorities

    Together with Mobile Network Operators and all seven local authorities within the West Midlands, the Infrastructure Acceleration team has already helped the region’s towns and cities accelerate access to 5G, working closely with the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) seven constituent local authorities in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry.

  • How to guide – Decide if 5G is right for your organisation

    How to guide – Decide if 5G is right for your organisation

    With a wide variety of connected devices gathering and sharing information in real time, 5G can provide a variety of possibilities. From reducing road and traffic accidents, monitoring site safety, guiding autonomous vehicles or production lines that can automatically adjust processes – with 5G, the opportunities are infinite.

Connectivity case studies

  • Improving connectivity to enable an always-on world

    Improving connectivity to enable an always-on world

    Staying connected has become a defining feature of the modern economy and a significant trend of the 21st century. 5G networks are critical to driving economic recovery and will prove fundamental to fulfilling the potential of digital connectivity, as we live in an ‘always on’ more connected world.

  • Mapping the region’s local authority assets, suitable for mobile network digital infrastructure

    Mapping the region’s local authority assets, suitable for mobile network digital infrastructure

    The West Midlands is the first region to produce and test a Connected Map, driving a solution that will enable us to become #5GNetworkReady

  • WM5G Electronic Communications Code Case Study

    WM5G Electronic Communications Code Case Study

    West Midlands 5G has been working with Local Authorities (LAs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to facilitate new Code agreements and encourage sustained, collaborative relationships.

  • WM5G National Planning Policy Framework Case Study

    WM5G National Planning Policy Framework Case Study

    West Midlands 5G has been working to facilitate better and more collaborative relationships between Local Authorities (LAs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in relation to the Government’s 2019 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) guidelines.

  • Infralink Case Study – WM5G Standardising Digital Infrastructure Management

    Infralink Case Study – WM5G Standardising Digital Infrastructure Management

    West Midlands 5G (WM5G) is a multi-million-pound programme set-up in 2019 by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to establish and accelerate the benefits of 5G and develop the UK’s first region-wide 5G testbed.

  • Download The Midland Engine Connected Map case study

    Download The Midland Engine Connected Map case study

    The Midlands Engine Connected Map creates a solution that will enable the region to become #5GNetworkReady.

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