IS-Wireless is set to revolutionize telecommunications in the UK with the deployment of its cutting-edge Private 5G network in key cities including Cardiff, Bath, and Shrewsbury.
A consortium of private and public partners chose IS-Wireless for the ‘ONE WORD’ project, which is funded by the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology. The consortium’s leader, Telet—a UK mobile operator—has chosen four locations for the private 5G network: Cardiff Market Hall, and the surrounding areas near the Principality Stadium; the City of Bath, including the historic Roman Baths and the City Centre; and Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park.
The Value of Private 5G
Maintaining high network performance in densely populated areas, such as those where the deployment will take place, can be difficult. To address this, network densification is required to adjust capacity in response to changing demands. However, a denser network can cause more interference. This is where IS-Wireless’ Private 5G adds value.
IS-Wireless focuses on strengthening its position in the UK market by collaborating with other vendors in the Digital Catapult’s SONIC Labs, which is funded by the UK government. The ONE WORD project will showcase additional integration between the IS-Wireless RIC and other vendor components. The United Kingdom aims to have 35% of its network traffic routed through open and interoperable Radio Access Network (RAN) architectures by the year 2030.
The consortium comprises the following organizations: Telet, West of England Combined Authority, Bath and North East Somerset Council, City of Cardiff, Shropshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and Lancaster University and Neutral Host Networks CiC. Commercial partners include Radisys, IQ Mobile, Virtuser, Antevia Networks and cellXica.
IS-Wireless’ installations in the UK followed deployments in Germany—such as the CampusDynA project with T-Systems and Fraunhofer—and in Poland. These included setting up the first private 5G mobile network in the Open RAN Network at a Polish university and implementing the first Open RAN mobile network for Industry 4.0 applications.
