18/12/2022
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Pakistan's first 5G Innovation Lab has been established at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) under a joint venture between the telecom industry and academia.
According to Dawn newspaper, the aim of the innovation lab is to determine the utility of 5G through a 'social-equivalent lens' and come up with solutions related to health, education, transport and business that are tailored to the local situation.
The 'Innovation Lab' is a research project supported by Jazz and Huawei Technologies, to determine the impact and utility of 5G telecom services in the Pakistani society and will involve various departments of NEST.
Leveraging its superior bandwidth, high speed, and advanced security, the project enables researchers in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, the healthcare sector, manufacturing, service industry, agriculture, security, disaster management, entertainment, and the public sector. I will help work out the potential uses of 5G.
Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Telecom Mohsin Mushtaq laid the foundation stone of 5G Innovation Lab, he said that this lab will play an important role in helping to build an ecosystem using 5G in IT and Telecom technologies.
Speakers highlighted that unlike 4G, 5G was not limited to data and telephony, but was widely industrialised as a catalyst for the re-engineering of others.
The speakers highlighted that unlike 4G, the use of 5G is not only limited to data and phones, but also serves as an important driver for the digitization of other industries.
Kan Terzuoglu, CEO of Jazz's parent company 'Vion Group', said that there is a need to look at the future of communication in which 5G will play an important role.
He said that Jazz's priority is to provide 4G to all but it is also committed to innovate and transform business and society in the country with the help of Fi-G.
