Lead organisation: Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Grant: £4.8m
A team of 5G and Industry 4.0 experts lead this project – working with Worcestershire LEP, the consortium comprises: Worcestershire County Council, 5GIC at University of Surrey, AWTG, Huawei, O2, BT and Malvern Hills Science Park. With local businesses Worcester Bosch, and Yamazaki Mazak it will focus on ways to increase industrial productivity through preventative and assisted maintenance using robotics, big data analytics and AR over 5G.
It will also have a cyber security aspect, with QinetiQ providing assurances on the ‘security by design’ of 5G and IoT technology. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to test 5G capabilities in a new commercial tech accelerator located at the Malvern Hills Science Park.
We are delighted to have been successful in our bid which will help businesses deliver greater productivity using 5G technologies. This highlights the huge ambition of Worcestershire’s innovative public and private sector, with key Worcestershire employers leading the way in Industry 4.0.
Mark Stansfeld, Chair of Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and 5G lead for Midlands Engine
At a time of increasing global competition for trade and investment, we are confident that we can act as a catalyst for technological innovation in the wider Midlands Engine and nationally. We welcome opportunities for collaboration with the UK’s most innovative minds.
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Organisations participating in this project
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AWTG
AWTG is an end-to-end service provider for the telecommunications market with a global presence. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Learn more... -
O2
O2 is a telecommunications services provider in the United Kingdom, owned by the Spanish multinational Telefónica, and is headquartered in Slough. Learn more... -
Malvern Hills Science Park
The Science Park is a combination of Brains, Buildings and Finance with a community of some 300 people exploiting science and technology so their businesses will grow and prosper. Learn more... -
Agriculture, Manufacturing
BT
BT is a leading global business communications provider. With more than 17,000 people worldwide, BT supply ICT services to 5,500 multinational companies across 180 countries worldwide. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership
The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP), one of 38 in England, is responsible for creating and delivering economic growth and jobs in the County. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
5GIC at University of Surrey
The 5G Innovation Centre brings together leading academics and key industry partners in a shared vision to help define and develop the 5G infrastructure that will underpin the way we communicate, work and live our everyday lives in the future. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
QinetiQ
QinetiQ is a company of scientists and engineers committed to listening, understanding and responding to our customers' needs. This enables Qinetiq to use our depth of experience and our unique science and engineering expertise to equip them with powerful solutions to their most pressing challenges. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
Yamazaki Mazak
The World's Leading CNC Machine Tool Manufacturer. Mazak Europe is the European manufacturing, sales and support arm of the leading international machine tool builder, Yamazaki Mazak Corporation. Learn more... -
Manufacturing
Worcester Bosch
Originally founded in 1962, Worcester became part of the Worldwide Bosch Group in 1996 and we are the UK market leader in domestic boilers. Learn more...