West Midlands 5G appoints new Finance Director
West Midlands 5G Limited has appointed Suvo Datta as Finance Director to lead the financial management of the UK’s first region-wide 5G testbed. Suvo joins the business at a crucial [...]
5G Enabled Road Sensing project tender
Transport for West Midlands and West Midlands 5G have launched the procurement process for a partner to design, build and install a sensor network for the West Midlands Key Route Network. Thanks [...]
5prinG presents 5G Explore – Hackathon
From 27th July to 7th August, 5prinG is running an Internet of things (IoT) and telecommunications focussed Hackathon. This free 2-week virtual session, from the 27th of July – 7th [...]
Digital priorities key to driving recovery in the West Midlands
• After a decade of growth, the West Midlands’ economy is being badly affected by COVID-19 • Stepping back, the global pandemic is accelerating key digital trends • Digital leadership [...]
AppyWay use case video
The West Midlands is the first region in the UK to trial the concept of 5G-enabled identification of live kerbside parking availability. With the support of parking technology provider AppyWay, [...]
UK5G launches UK’s first 5G Supplier Directory
Today (16th June 2020), UK5G launched the 5G Suppliers Directory, created to harness efficiencies in building effective 5G innovation trials within the UK. Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [...]
Revolutionising transport amid a pandemic
Travel has reduced significantly during lockdown Over the last three months, COVID-19, lockdown and social distancing have radically reduced demand for travel and, therefore, the use of transport. Flights from [...]
Webinar: Supercharging UK plc with 5G – exploring the economic opportunity
Chair of WM5G, Mark Stansfeld will be speaking in a UK5G webinar at 2pm on Monday 6th July 2020. "Supercharging UK plc with 5G – exploring the economic opportunity" is [...]
How the industry is manufacturing a 5G future
The next industrial revolution A recent survey by Nokia and ABI Research revealed that 74% of manufacturing decision makers are looking at upgrading their communications networks by the end of [...]
5G and greater connectivity will transform learning
The way we learn is changing In years gone by, education took place solely in classrooms with teachers, pupils, whiteboards, pens, paper, homework and occasionally, much-dreaded exams. While all of [...]
Why great connectivity is now more important than ever
4G and smartphones have transformed our lives Over the last decade, 4G, smartphones and apps have transformed the way most people live and work. On average, adults spend over three-and-a-half [...]
West Midlands Combined Authority appoints digital technology leader Mark Stansfeld to chair West Midlands 5G
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has appointed Mark Stansfeld, co-founder and former chairman of Giffgaff, to chair the West Midlands 5G (WM5G) board of directors. WM5G is delivering the UK’s [...]
Why 5G will prove fundamental to improving Healthcare
Long before the outbreak of COVID-19, our healthcare system was already under a significant amount of pressure. In the UK and in similar developed countries, the growth in ageing populations [...]
How West Midlands 5G is helping to keep the region connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
These are extraordinary times and extremely challenging for us all – but rest assured, the telecoms sector is doing everything it can to ensure the UK remains connected. In our [...]
WM5G dispels 5G health myths and condemns attacks on telecoms engineers and infrastructure
West Midlands 5G stands united with the NHS, scientists, WHO, the UK Government and others in condemning the false 5G health risk rumours – including the conspiracy theories linking 5G [...]
WM5G awards O2 contract to launch UK’s first 5G accelerators in three major cities
West Midlands 5G (WM5G) Limited has awarded a major contract to a consortium led by Telefonica UK (O2) to build 5G accelerators in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. The other consortium [...]
Overcoming Barriers to Accelerate 5G Rollout
Earlier this week Rhys Enfield, our Head of Infrastructure Acceleration, explored the 5G ecosystem. Today, Rhys outlines the barriers, considerations and solutions required to accelerate effective 5G rollout. By facilitating the [...]
Cancellation of UK5G Train the Trainers Event
Message from UK5G We are sorry to announce that tomorrow’s UK5G Train the Trainers event has been cancelled in light of the latest advice from government today. Given the importance [...]
Exploring the 5G Ecosystem
In the last year, the fifth generation of mobile technology has started to resonate with the public as we see more 5G-enabled technology enter the market. Around the world, more [...]
5G Enabled Road and Rail Transport Trials Information
£2.5 million to be invested in innovation projects that develop a new service or product. We would like to take this time to thank you for attending our 5G Enabled [...]
West Midlands 5G at the 5G-ACIA Quarterly Workshop on Industrial Automation in Coventry
First-ever 5G-ACIA plenary and workshop in the UK 150 UK and international stakeholders discuss the opportunities 5G offers to industry 5G-ACIA hosted by UK5G and WM5G The UK’s 5G and [...]
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West Midlands 5G appoints Michel Sabatier as Business Development Director
West Midlands 5G Limited (WM5G), a new organisation set-up to deliver the UK’s first region-wide 5G testbed, has appointed Michel Sabatier as Business Development Director. As part of a multi-million-pound [...]
Announcement of 5G – Enabled Road and Rail Transport Trials in the West Midlands
£2.5 million to be invested in innovation projects that develop a new service or product. West Midlands 5G (WM5G), in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), West Midlands Combined [...]
5G Transport Ready
https://youtu.be/gDgKs1xREyg We are getting the region 5G Transport Ready WM5G are here to test, prove and scale new 5G services in the transport sector and we have more than [...]
5G ACIA Conference
West Midlands 5G proud to announce the ACIA workshop being held in our region in January 5G-ACIA will be holding a 3-day member event in our region in January 2020 [...]
The New Electronic Communications Code 2017 (ECC) Guidelines
The new Electronic Communications Code (ECC) came in to force on 28th December 2017 as a schedule to the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Code regulates the legal relationships between [...]
West Midlands 5G speaking on Barrier Busting at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Telecoms Forum Conference 2019
At West Midlands 5G (WM5G) we were delighted that our barrier busting lead, Ric Reilly, was asked to speak at the RICS Telecoms Forum Conference yesterday (November 14) to share [...]
Citizen Wellbeing Market Engagement
WM5G are running a market engagement event on Wednesday 13th November from 9:30-12:00 at 55 - 57 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3QA, to share the use cases currently being shortlisted [...]
WM5G Citizen Wellbeing Use Case Development
WM5G has launched the first regional 5G testbed for health and social care in the West Midlands. We are developing a use case catalogue of 5G enabled [...]
