Plymouth Sound to home world's first 5G ocean-based marine testbed
It will enable ultrafast download speeds and eligible businesses will have free access to it
Plymouth Sound is soon going to be home to the world's first 5G ocean-based marine testbed.
It is part of the Marine Business Technology Centre's testing and proving ground Smart Plymouth, putting our city at the forefront of marine and maritime innovation.
It will benefit from a 5G mobile private network that will be built by Vodafone using Nokia equipment.
This will enable ultrafast download speeds and low-latency 5G connectivity to support the development of new marine technology.
Eligible businesses will have free access to the testbed to test 5G use cases including advanced applied autonomy, clean propulsion, smart ports, smart shipping, and environmental monitoring using the Internet of Things (IoT).
The full testbed will be available from early 2021.