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Talk & Networking: 5G, How To Make The Next-Gen Network Work For You

19 February 2019, 6:30 pm–9:30 pm

An evening delving into the next generation of mobile networks with expert speakers from ICCS, CISCO and Ofcom

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

IDEALondon, Enterprise at the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

Location

IDEALondon
69 Wilson Street
London
EC2A 2BB
United Kingdom

5G is a wireless connection built specifically for the growing Internet of Things. It's not just for phones and laptops, but for the 2.8 BILLION devices that will connect to the internet by 2020. Wearables, appliances, transport and security systems will all be able to use 5G to wirelessly connect and transfer data at a great speed than now.

So what does this mean for you?

If your business has an app, a platform, hardware or data processing element, you need to think about how to make the most of the opportunities 5G will offer.

This event will:

  • Explain what 5G is (and isn't!)
  • Explore examples of 5G transformations to identify best practice (and pitfalls!)
  • Describe business opportunities and pathways within 5G
  • Identify the key questions for YOUR business when adopting 5G technologies

About the Speakers

Yannis Georgas

5G pilot lead at CISCO

Yannis is the Founder and CEO of Intelogic Limited, offering professional consulting services to clients in the UK since 2016. Sectors of expertise: Digital Transformation, Corporate Strategy & Entrepreneurship. Currently leading Cisco’s 5G pilot in UK: 5G Rural First for the Department of Culture, Media and Sports

Dr Christos Masouros

Senior Lecturer in Communications and Information Systems at ICCS & UCL EEE department

Christos's research interests lie in the field of wireless communications and signal processing, and Guest Editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing issue “Exploiting Interference towards Energy Efficient and Secure Wireless Communications”.

More about Dr Christos Masouros

Heli Frosterus

Spectrum Policy Principal at Ofcom

Heli works 5G and wireless innovation, and has 10 years of experience from different roles in the public sector both in Finland and in the UK. Before coming to the UK, she worked as an economist in the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority and the Competition Authority. Heli has masters degrees on economics (University of Helsinki) and EU Competition Law (King's College, London).