SEATTLE, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5G Open
Innovation Lab ("5GOILab"), a global applied innovation ecosystem
for corporations, academia and government institutions, today
announced that Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Avanade have joined the
Lab as Founding partners, and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Spirent
Communications (LSE: SPT) as Corporate Partners expanding the Lab's
technical and development capabilities in support of its growing
ecosystem of startups. The Lab continues to be led by its original
founding and corporate partners which include Amdocs, Dell
Technologies, F5, Intel, Microsoft, T-Mobile and VMware.
Said Jim Brisimitzis, general
partner of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, "As we grow our current
ecosystem of 47 startups and expand our capabilities over the next
few years, it is critical that we provide development platforms and
opportunities for products to be tested, deployed and integrated
into enterprise solutions. Building on the experience and expertise
of our already stellar partners, our new founding partners
Accenture and Avanade and corporate partners Ericsson and Spirent
will enable us fast-track these solutions serving diverse
industries such as manufacturing and logistics, agriculture and
connected cars."
Accenture's role will focus on accelerating monetization
opportunities of 5G use cases and solutions globally across
targeted industries. Accenture will also provide business and
technology assets, as well as experienced resources to help the
Lab's ecosystem companies develop capabilities that are both
interoperable with existing platforms and future-ready for new
solutions.
"Companies across every industry have a transformational
opportunity in the 5G revolution. With a powerful multiplier
effect, the innovation impact of 5G on one industry creates
positive and wider benefits across the economy. We're thrilled to
join the 5G Open Innovation Lab and bring the combination of our 5G
business and technology capabilities and deep industry expertise to
help companies accelerate their vision for 5G advanced services,"
said Tejas Rao, managing director at
Accenture.
In February, the Lab launched its first application development
field lab for the agricultural industry. A core component of the
Lab's strategy to serve developers is the creation of additional
field platforms to support other industries.
Avanade will work to help advance edge compute solutions with
Microsoft and the Lab's ecosystem partners matching startups with
next generation service opportunities. This includes providing
operational oversight and direction to the 5G field labs to uncover
potential network and edge compute scenarios to be piloted and
provisioned. Avanade will provide both technical architecture
and support for standards development and field deployment. "The
combination of connectivity and compute at the Edge is real and we
are just at the beginning of realizing the scenarios that provide
business value," said Aaron Reich,
global lead for Emerging Technology and Ventures at Avanade. "The
field labs are a perfect place to bring our ecosystem and our
clients together to create the future."
Ericsson and the 5G Open Innovation Lab will collaborate through
the Ericsson Global Innovation Labs and Ericsson's innovation
programs, which include Ericsson's D-15 Labs in Santa Clara, Calif. The companies will work
together to develop proof of concept projects, community events,
mentorship programs, and other activities to support application
innovation in the network and enterprise. In the near future,
Ericsson and the Lab will collaborate on 5G-enabled services aimed
at innovations that streamline and improve manufacturing
operations, energy production and utilities safety and performance
where introduction of artificial intelligence and IoT into the
industry processes can yield significant benefits.
"Ericsson's industry-leading portfolio is at the forefront
of 5G, IoT, edge computing and cloud network infrastructure
which will unlock new opportunities and a myriad of exciting new
use cases for the Lab's partners and startups," said Paul Keane, Head of Enterprise and Emerging
Business for Ericsson North
America. "Jointly we will meet future challenges
through collaboration and solutions like fit for purpose,
high-performance, agile 5G dedicated networks and innovative edge
applications."
Spirent will provide strategic counsel and solutions for
automated assurance and the testing of 5G and edge solutions for
accelerated deployment. Spirent's 5G Digital Twin is an agile
approach to testing and assurance that provides an emulated
software replica of the 5G physical network allowing for continuous
prototyping and self-optimization.
"We are already working across the burgeoning 5G ecosystem and
recognize the tremendous energy that the 5G Open Innovation Lab can
bring in facilitating the interchange of new ideas, experimentation
and collaboration," said Spirent CTO, Dave
Larson. "We're excited to be joining the project and look
forward to playing our part in helping drive exciting innovation in
5G."
The Lab selects 15 to 20 member companies twice a year in the
Spring and Fall to join the ecosystem and participate in its
12-week program. Applicants are reviewed and considered on a
rolling admissions basis. Companies can apply to become part of the
upcoming Fall 2021 batch of member companies in September at the
following link: https://5goilab.proseeder.com/application/start
About the 5G Open Innovation Lab
The 5G Open Innovation Lab ("5GOILab") is a global applied
innovation ecosystem for corporations, academia and government
institutions working together with early- and later-stage start-ups
to fuel the development of new capabilities and market categories
that will transform the enterprise. We give startups at all stages
unparalleled access to open platforms and markets needed to create,
test and deploy new use cases and innovations for 5G and 5G-enabled
technologies, including artificial intelligence and edge computing.
We provide actionable knowledge and market insight that helps our
partners and member companies deliver value to customers and grow
their revenue and leadership positions. Ultimately, the Lab is a
global catalyst committed to the transformation of enterprises
utilizing intelligent software-defined platforms. To learn more
about the Lab and its ecosystem of companies, please visit
https://www.5GOILab.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @5GOILab.
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