XClose

Institute of Communications and Connected Systems

Home
Menu

Cancelled : 5G | the what, why and how of the next generation of Mobile Technology

10 March 2020, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Picture of Prof Darwazzeh in Lab, next to image of a dial moving from 3G to 4G and on to 5G

Cancelled | Professor Darwazeh will Introduce 5G by discussing: What is the new Mobile Technology. Why is it needed, and how will it impact our lives. How will it meet claims made about 5G, and what new engineering will enable this.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Sold out

Cost

Free

Organiser

Emma Hart

Location

Barlow room - Roberts Building, UCL

Please note that due to industrial action this event has been cancelled 

5G, the next generation of mobile technology arrived in the UK on 30th May 2019. As our lifestyles become more connected and data-hungry applications arrive such as; instantaneous media streaming, Virtual Reality and Autonomous Vehicles, the demand on infrastructure to share and use data increases significantly. As demand increases so has the criticality of this infrastructure. Leading academic in the field of wireless communications Prof Darwazeh will Introduce 5G by discussing: What is the new Mobile Technology. Why is it needed, and how will it impact our lives. How will it meet claims made about 5G, and what new engineering will enable this.

About the Speaker

Professor Izzat Darwazeh

Director of ICCS, Chair of Communication Engineering in Dept at UCL

Professor Darwazeh is the director of ICCS along with leading the 70-strong Information and Communication Engineering research group with the EEE Dept.

He began his studies as an Undergraduate in his home country, at the University of Jordan in Amman, before moving to the UK to pursue his postgraduate education and then research career.

An author of 4 books and over 250 book chapters and papers he is globally considered an expert in Wireless Communications. He regularly acts as a consultant and advisor to academic, industrial and governmental entities within the UK and Internationally.

More about Professor Izzat Darwazeh