5PRING has launched its transport focused 2-week incubator program, which will run from 23rd November to 4th December 2020. The program is designed to incubate solutions for problems around micro-mobility, green transport and fleet management. Read More >
WM5G has been featured in Birmingham Business magazine. Read what our programme director of transport, Chris Holmes has to say about the recent first round transport competition winners and how they could help to improve transport in the region. Read More >
Chair of WM5G, Mark Stansfeld has written an article for Rail Business Daily, looking at what's next for 5G in the rail industry. Mobile and broadband connectivity has become more important than ever to the way we live and work... Read More >
West Midlands 5G and 5PRING will be involved in a number of webinars as part of Birmingham Tech Week, which runs from 12th to 16th October 2020. Find out when each session is happening and how to attend. Read More >
Passenger Management by Wordnerds and GoMedia aims to solve a series of transport issues by asking the following question: What could a public transport operator achieve with traveller experience, if they knew how every passenger was feeling? Read More >
Urban Tourism 5.0 is focused on using 5G technologies to deliver a next generation ‘Travel Assistant’ service. It will help the recovery of the live events and leisure sector, incentivising advance journey planning. Read More >
Tram Safety is a project operated by Digital Rail, which is aiming to provide a cutting-edge CCTV Video analytics system can automatically alert staff to potential safety and security issues. Read More >
Transport Accessibility looks to solve the problem of a lack of information for those who need help when travelling on the UK public transport network. It will provide timely and accurate information to passengers that need additional assistance. Read More >
Predikt is the first commercial parking proposition in the UK that uses 5G technology. Through an app, drivers will be able to rely on accurate predictions and 3D mapping that will highlight the best parking options for them, before they set off. Read More >
Understanding the available capacity on the road network in near real-time is key to managing congestion and journey time reliability. Find out how the 5G Enabled Dynamic Network Capacity Manager can help... Read More >
The Continuous Urban Scanner (CURBS) aims to retrofit specialist LiDAR cameras to vehicles in order to more effectively manage the city’s roads and infrastructure by utilising data to create a real-time 3D mapping and dynamic monitoring system... Read More >
West Midlands 5G has been featured in a Future of 5G report by The Times' Raconteur supplement. The 20-page supplement looked at how 5G is helping to kick-start economic recovery, the politicisation of 5G and three sectors set to win big from 5G. Read More >
Following a successful funding competition, West Midlands 5G Limited (WM5G) is investing £2.4 million in seven UK-based consortiums to support the development of new products and services to transform transport across the region. Read More >
West Midlands 5G's Programme Director for Transport, Chris Holmes will be one of the speakers at CWIC 2020: At the Edge on 22 September 2020 - an immersive event and networking experience. Read More >
Join O2, Deloitte, Digital Catapult, Wayra and West Midlands 5G for a 3-day 5prinG Engage event series. 5prinG Engage will take you through the fundamentals of 5G for transport and mobility with expert panellists, followed by case study workshops. Read More >
West Midlands 5G has been featured in a new report from Cornerstone, looking at the importance of local authority collaboration to deliver mobile connectivity. Read More >
The West Midlands 5G team will be taking part in an online event on the benefits of 5G on Monday 21st September at 3pm. Businesses are invited to find out more about the benefits 5G can bring to your business and support available to explore them. Read More >
Members of the WM5G team will be speaking at the 5G Realised Summit on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th September 2020. The 5G Realised Summit will look at use cases for 5G across different industry vertical segments... Read More >
The West Midlands and Birmingham – which have reaped the rewards of West Midlands 5G’s Infrastructure Acceleration programme – have been ranked highest in a new 5G mobile coverage study by independent telecoms advisory company umlaut. Read More >
On 3rd September 2020, 5PRING is opening up the floor with a 5G Q&A - Ask Me Anything session with panellists from UK5G and WM5G, plus a very special guest. The panel will answer attendee's questions on all things 5G. Read More >
Join O2, Deloitte, Digital Catapult, Wayra and West Midlands 5G at the “5prinG Engage – Discover the True Potential of 5G” 1day workshop to rapidly identify how 5G has the potential to add value to your organisation. Read More >
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