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SA announced as a location for the National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab

The National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab will support SA’s economic growth, providing revolutionary industrial 5G applications and creating jobs of the future

South Australia has been announced as the location for a new National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab following a partnership between Nokia and the State Government.

The Lab is to receive Federal Government funding as part of the $20 million Job Maker Digital Business initiative.

The National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab will drive jobs growth in 5G services and 5G-enabled industries across three key areas, including rail passenger safety via camera and scene analytics, airport situational awareness and energy management in a power network via 5G connectivity.

These 5G scenarios will be supported by Adelaide Airport, South Australian Power Network and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport and include the expertise of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML).

Premier Steven Marshall said the National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab will support South Australia’s economic growth by providing revolutionary industrial 5G applications to innovative companies, in turn, creating jobs of the future.

“I am delighted that South Australia has been chosen as the location for the National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab with Nokia. The Lab positions South Australia as a communications innovation hub, for South Australia, the nation and the entire Oceania region,” says Marshall.

“The Lab will support the stimulation of economic growth by delivering new jobs and opportunities in South Australia across key growth sectors such as hi-tech, energy and transport, further establishing South Australia as the best place to take advantage of this global trend and to foster local and national growth.”

“It is critical that local industries are involved in shaping the Lab, taking advantage of this globally significant collaboration to lead a technological transformation by building new products and services that will drive Gross State Product growth as well as contribute to Gross Domestic Product growth.”

The use of 5G wireless technology is a future platform for connecting mobile robots, machines, sensors, computers and people, creating opportunities for automation on a scale that up until now, hasn’t been possible. 

As such, 5G-enabled networks will be essential for the automation of the world’s physical industries, leading to productivity gains.

The bid was supported by the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), MIT bigdata Living Lab, Adelaide Airport Limited, Sage Automation, SA Power Networks, the South Australian Government and Bell Labs Consulting.

For more information, head to the Federal 5G innovation initiative website

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