Located across central London, our open networks testing facilities combine four unique sites that have parallel, interconnected Open RAN testbeds based on common infrastructure and distributed computing.
Indoor lab at Digital Catapult
Two of our testing sites are based in Digital Catapult’s central London HQ. It includes the main indoor lab environment, located in a dedicated space, as well as an indoor field trial location within the open office. It has nine 5G Open RAN radio units in a representative private network solution with over 1,000m2 seamless coverage across two floors.
Outdoor testing site
Our extensive 5G Standalone outdoor site takes testing to the next level by simulating the typical challenges encountered in a real-world network.
Developed in partnership with Capgemini and Cellnex UK under a special research and development licence from Ofcom, this unique site is located in Hammersmith & Fulham. It provides over 1.5km of urban coverage and includes two rooftop macro sites and seven street-level microcell sites, giving companies the chance to test their products in a representative network deployment scenario.
Ofcom Site
The Ofcom site lab is a satellite indoor lab environment, part of the media and network lab at Ofcom’s Riverside House, London. It supports parallel Open RAN activities and geographically distributed deployments.
