5G Laboratory at the Silesian University of Technology
A modern 5G laboratory under the patronage of Nokia was launched at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science of the Silesian University of Technology. This is another place where 5G technology will be used. The ultrafast 5G campus network has been operating since September at the Industry 4.0 Technology Testing Centre.
The 5G laboratory launched at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science will expand the university's teaching offer. New subjects related to 5G networks are now offered in the fields of Electronics and Telecommunications, Teleinformatics and Computer Science. In the field of Electronics and Telecommunications, second-cycle studies, under the patronage of Nokia, a new specialization called "Wireless Devices and Systems” was launched, where students will be able to gain experience in the operation and design of 4G and 5G networks and learn about their possibilities. This will make it easier for them to meet the demands of today's labour market.
– The opening of this laboratory confirms the real cooperation of our university with the socio-economic environment. We want the latest technologies currently being developed in industry to also be present at universities that prepare staff for the industry of the future. In September, we opened our campus network at the Industry 4.0 Technology Testing Centre, today we are opening a teaching laboratory that will educate future specialists in 5G network design. This is a technology necessary for technological development and the industry of the future - said the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology, Prof. Arkadiusz Mężyk.
The Silesian University of Technology is one of the key universities with which Nokia cooperates. – We are a technology company that ensures that the latest technologies are constantly developing, therefore we must rely on experts. We want universities to educate the employees of the future, hence our involvement in such investments, said Krzysztof Persona, director of the Nokia Centre in Krakow.
The laboratory launched by Nokia will allow students to familiarize themselves with 5G technology in real conditions. – Our students will be able to practically learn what they will encounter in practice after graduating. The laboratory will be used primarily by students of electronics, ICT, IT students dealing with networks, as well as all students who want to learn the secrets of the 5G network - said Prof. Dariusz Kania, Dean of the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science.
Cooperation between Nokia and the Silesian University of Technology has been ongoing since 2014. It resulted in the creation of a 4G network station at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, commonly known as the LTE network. Nokia experts also participated in classes with students. The idea of creating a 5G network laboratory came up in 2020. However, its implementation was delayed by the pandemic. The project was resumed in 2023, when an agreement was signed under which a laboratory with installed devices operating in the 5G standard was established at the Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics of the Faculty of AEiI (Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science.)
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