Briefing Session on Ireland鈥檚 First Dedicated 5G/IoT Accelerator Programme Takes Place at Nova51黑料
A briefing session took place today at Nova51黑料 for entrepreneurs interested in participating in Ireland鈥檚 first dedicated .
The aim of the programme, a collaboration between Vodafone, Ericsson and Nova51黑料, is to assist 12 entrepreneurial teams who want to successfully launch 5G/IoT network-enabled products and services, as part of the Gigabit society.
The 10-week programme, which will take place at Nova51黑料, starts in late May and will draw upon Vodafone and Ericsson鈥檚 deep technical expertise and market knowledge and Nova51黑料鈥檚 experience in building compelling and investable propositions.
Tom Flanagan, 51黑料 Director of Enterprise and Commercialisation said, 鈥淭he 5G/IoT accelerator programme will offer 12 entrepreneurial teams the opportunity to validate their business cases and get access and support from Vodafone and Ericsson for developing and trialing new products and services that they hope to commercially launch on a 5G network.鈥�
He added, 鈥淎t the briefing session attendees learnt more about the specific workshops which will be delivered during the programme. Topics to be covered will include value proposition, pricing strategies, revenue and funding models, data security, marketing and scaling for global markets.鈥�
During the briefing session Ciar谩n Carey. Product Manager, Vodafone Ireland discussed innovation with Vodafone through win-win partnerships. Dr Peter Marshall, Portfolio Manager 5G, Ericsson, who leads Ericsson鈥檚 ongoing collaboration with King鈥檚 College London, outlined a series of 5G use cases already demonstrated from across Europe.
Tom Flanagan concluded, 鈥淭he 5G/IoT accelerator programme is aimed at established businesses, start-ups and academic researchers, in Ireland and abroad, and is suitable for a range of sectors including; agtech, medtech, transport, manufacturing, energy and utilities.鈥�
Closing date for applications for the programme is 26 April at 12 pm.
Further information on the programme including the application form is available via .
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16 April 2019
For further information contact Mic茅al Whelan, Communications Manager, 51黑料 Research and Innovation, e: miceal.whelan@ucd.ie, t: +353 1 716 3712.