PANS 5G LAB is a state-of-the-art 5G laboratory opened on November 21 at the State Academy of Applied Sciences in Krosno. We delivered and installed Nokia solutions that will enable innovative research projects and interesting implementation tests of 5G-based solutions, as well as modern didactic activities, during which PANS students will not only learn about the principles of operation of the 5G network and its environment, but also conduct practical measurements and application experiments.
5G networks and the opportunities they bring can be a great development impulse for many industries, and the applications created for them will serve the digitization processes necessary for the development of every industry and public sector. However, in order to create, test and implement innovative solutions, centers such as the laboratory built at PANS are needed. It has the potential to become not only a scientific and didactic unit, but also a comprehensive research, educational and innovative space.
The benefits of creating the laboratory were discussed by the Rector of PANS, Dr. hab. Zbigniew Barabasz emphasized the future-oriented nature of the project and its potential to generate cooperation between various groups: scientists, students, entrepreneurs and technology companies, because the projects created in the laboratory will be able to become real solutions that are later implemented in industry and other branches of the economy. Dr. Agnieszka Woźniak, Vice-Rector for Development at PANS, talked about how good and interesting learning conditions university students will have thanks to PANS 5G LAB. Learning about the latest technologies in this way will not only give them comprehensive knowledge, but will also open up interesting prospects on the labor market, as the demand for 5G specialists will grow.
Representatives of INNERGO and Nokia spoke of the project as a unique undertaking on a national scale. Paweł Panasiuk, Vice-President of INNERGO, summarized the implementation by pointing out the numerous development opportunities that the laboratory opens up for the Krosno university, because practically all branches of the economy will benefit from 5G solutions, and industry, medicine, local governments and education are at the forefront of these changes. He also pointed out that the launch of the laboratory comes at a good time – recently, the n77 band (3.8 – 4.2 GHz) has become available in Poland for use in local government and private 5G networks, so it can be expected that the demand for such projects will grow rapidly. Wioleta Maciejewska, representing Nokia, made a similar statement. Nokia has extensive implementation experience in the implementation of private wireless networks in all industries (more than half of the approximately 1,500 Private Wireless networks operating worldwide are Nokia implementations) and a rich history of cooperation with the academic community. PANS is therefore part of a proven model of cooperation between academia and industry.
On behalf of INNERGO, Łukasz Włodarczyk and Daniel Biały talked about the possibilities of the 5G network and the prospects for using the experience, tests and research that will be conducted in the PANS 5G LAB. In their presentations, they emphasized the enormous potential of 5G in terms of transmission speed, efficiency and reliability, support for IoT solutions, real-time industrial installations, medical and educational support systems, and solutions used by smart cities and regions. They also discussed the technical aspects of building a 5G network and its potential applications in business and local government. Their presentation focused on the practical aspects of the network, such as optimizing production processes, effectively managing urban infrastructure, and improving medical services through high-speed data transmission. Examples of 5G applications also included intelligent urban surveillance systems, which enable better urban security management thanks to advanced image analysis. There are so many possible applications that there will certainly be no shortage of topics for the PANS 5G laboratory to explore.
This unique installation on a national scale is understandably attracting interest from local and government authorities. The laboratory opening was attended by Piotr Przytocki, the Mayor of Krosno (who has been sponsoring this project for 3 years now, seeing it as an opportunity for the development of not only the university, but also the city and the region) and Tomasz Pytko, a representative of the Ministry of Development and Technology.
PANS 5G LAB is another private 5G network implementation carried out by INNERGO. This is a very developmental direction, which is why we are expanding our competences in this area and consistently building implementation experience to use in future projects. For INNERGO, the laboratory created in Krosno is also an opportunity to create market and customer demand for innovative solutions that can be designed and tested there, and then implemented and developed.
