5G Transport Lab, Kista Backhaul Lab
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Ericsson AB - Ericsson Research |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 20 225 000 |
| Project duration | November 2013 - March 2019 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The K5 project developed new technology for 5G in the areas of transport networks, cloud infrastructure and management of these systems. Building on this platform, the project had an additional goal of working with SMEs to enable and demonstrate new applications taking advantage of 5G. Project KPIs and targets were fulfilled in areas of knowledge transfer to business units, concept demonstrations, collaboration with Swedish SMEs, SME 5G Open Day and demos in the Urban ICT Arena testbed.
Expected long term effects
The project outcome includes technology transfer (8), SME collaborations (6), demos (13), PhD theses (3), scientific papers (59), invited papers (20), top-rated papers (4), patents (10). New technology was developed in these main areas: software-defined networking and related interfaces, cross-domain orchestration, slice management, messaging for cloud systems, new applications for 5G. Strong local collaboration has been established among project partners and Swedish SME community, which has created a bridge between academic research and product development.
Approach and implementation
The project had a flexible project steering based on a joint vision formed at the project start. Actual project work and deliverables were defined in quarterly iterations, where project participants and the steering group decided on activities towards the joint vision. All project partners had a strong commitment to the project. Focus on the partnership and daily interaction created an open environment for new ideas. Demos were an integral part of the work, favoring smaller concept demos rather than large integrated demos, enabling a focus on novel ideas and value creation.