Skip to content

Made in 5G – for manufacturing and logistics

Date: 2 July 2019 10:00 - 2 July 2019 11:59

Join us for the launch of Made in 5G to gain insight into 5G opportunities for UK manufacturing and debate the challenges with peers and experts.

With a focus on 5G opportunities for the UK’s manufacturing sector, this industry event will deliver thought provoking keynotes, engaging panel discussions, learning and networking as well as hands-on experience of 5G demos and the launch of Digital Catapult’s Made in 5G discussion paper.

5G in the manufacturing and logistics sector

As announced by Jeremy Wright, Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport last week, this new 5G Sector Testbeds & Trials competition will have £40m available for match-funded projects over the next two and a half years, representing a great new opportunity for innovation across the manufacturing industries and its UK supply chain. You can read the DCMS press release here.

5G brings far more than just extra bandwidth – it is a key enabler for industrial digitalisation, providing new capabilities as companies scale digital deployments. 5G is a step-change in mobile network technology, providing a combination of features for industrial digital technologies.

Made in 5G, written for the UK manufacturing industry, fuses Digital Catapult’s 5G expertise with insight from manufacturing executives.

At this event you’ll gain insight into what 5G can do for your business and debate the challenges with peers and experts. We are pleased to announce that keynote speakers from Ocado and Worcestershire 5G Testbed, will be joined by industry panellists Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems, Eurovia and Seagate, as well as 5G experts Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and CGI.

Why you should attend?

  • Learn about 5G and the benefits it can bring UK industry – as well as the challenges to deployment in the manufacturing sector
  • Challenge 5G experts about the potential of 5G
  • Get key findings from the Made in 5G discussion paper
  • View keynote addresses from industry
  • See live 5G demos in Digital Catapult’s unique Future Networks Lab
  • Network with peers and 5G experts

Who should attend?

This event has been designed to suit manufacturing sector managers, executives and team members who are considering digital solutions to help optimise and develop their business.

How to attend

Please note this event is an invite only event – to register your interest please use the form below