As official distributed antenna system partner for Olympia, BAI will install the infrastructure, designed to be shared by all four UK mobile network operators.
Expansion is made possible through Sunderland’s smart city infrastructure, the result of a 20-year partnership between the council and BAI Communications.
Start-ups from the first Sunderland IoT and 5G Accelerator have been awarded a total of £100,000 and benefited from the UK city’s tech partners’ expertise.
Sunderland City Council’s accelerator programme combines leading-edge infrastructure with IoT domain expertise and guidance from internationally renowned organisations.
A survey of enterprise and venue IT experts and senior decision-makers reveals that support for building smart communities is high but upgrading network infrastructure remains a challenge.
The city council will work with Bai Communications and the University of Sunderland to deploy advanced wireless technologies across the campuses, creating a 5G test lab.
Sunderland City Council is working with communications infrastructure provider Bai Communications and Sunderland Software City to deliver a six-week programme which will culminate in a showcase event.
The council will use the ConnexinOS platform to pool data sets across adult social care, council tax, anti-social behaviour, environment incidents and health and child services as well as integrate third party data.
The north of England city is working with BAI and Mavenir to build a city-centre 5G private network to accelerate the adoption of digital services and unlock innovation.
Mobile operators Three and EE have become the first to join the BAI Communications network to provide 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the London Underground.
The UK city has announced a 20-year strategic partnership with BAI Communications to design, build and operate the digital infrastructure, which includes a private 5G small cell network.
A survey carried out on rail users in Hong Kong, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto revealed 95 per cent are more likely to use the rail network in their city if technology-driven solutions were implemented.