How 5G Labs Can Accelerate Enterprise Connectivity 

The rapid pace of 5G technologies, and the growing need for companies to embrace seamless connectivity, promise to revolutionize communication and unlock a wide range of benefits across the enterprise. In this context, 5G labs have become valuable for validating products and services. By creating an environment that replicates real-world scenarios and network conditions, engineers and researchers can simulate and evaluate network performance. The ability to test different variables helps detect critical issues early, develop stable products for optimal customer experience and accelerate enterprise connectivity.

What is a 5G Lab?

A 5G lab is a collaborative space to help customers achieve their network connectivity objectives and make their products and services safer, more sustainable, and compliant with the ever-changing regulations and use cases. 5G labs are a critical tool in the path toward advanced connectivity solutions and can provide companies with an environment to ensure success before expensive and time-consuming equipment implementation. 5G labs provide companies with various benefits, as listed below

• Simulate real-world scenarios
  Allows engineers, in a controlled environment, to simulate real-world scenarios and ensure a reliable network and stable products, even under adverse conditions
• Evaluate network performance
  Evaluate network performance under various replicated network conditions, such as indoor, rural, and urban areas. Engineers can test network reliability, speed, and coverage and establish proper measures for network capacity planning.
• Product validation
  5G labs validate the compatibility of products, such as smartphones, tablets, IoTs, and routers, that can handle high speeds and power consumption. Advanced testing helps ensure that products meet the required standards and are ready for market launch.
• Early identification of critical issues
  Early detection of issues is also critical. Engineers can detect network and product anomalies early in the product life cycle, reducing the costs and time required for fixing issues. It is more economical to resolve problems in the lab than in the field, and early detection helps to ensure a stable product launch and the rollout of the best possible network.

5G Labs Improve Connectivity

A testing environment is essential in developing a robust and reliable network that can handle emerging technologies like AR/VR, autonomous vehicles, and the Internet of Things. The importance of 5G labs cannot be overstated. It provides a platform for collaboration, experimentation, and innovation to shape the future of communication.

A 5G lab-as-a-service caters to the diverse needs of network operators, OEMs, hyperscalers, and enterprises. This purpose-built space enables these organizations to: 

• Make products and services safer, more sustainable, and compliant with evolving regulations and use cases.
• Perform end-to-end testing of network and system integration. 
• Automate user scenarios to adapt and leverage the overall 5G architecture. 
• Bring innovative products and services to market faster while focusing on the user experience. 

The Pivotal Role in 5G Success

Modern enterprises and consumers demand well-connected, intelligent, and sustainable 5G solutions. But 5G and enterprise connectivity require a variety of equipment and expertise to take full advantage of this new game-changer technology in connectivity. These labs are a controlled environment to test and certify networks and devices, explore new use cases, and ensure optimal performance in real-world conditions. As companies embrace complex network strategies, solutions, and builds, access to a 5G lab will improve connectivity success and help companies accelerate their enterprise-wide connectivity.

Wipro will formally open a new 5G Def-i Innovation Center in Austin, Texas, in June 2023. This environment helps companies optimize enterprise 5G network and device performance. It offers a broad range of services, including product qualification, compliance, pre-certification, and interoperability testing to ensure optimal performance from 5G investments.

While device certification and network qualification are core to our business model, the 5G Def-i Innovation Center focuses on services such as collaboration, research and development and incubation to help customers develop new products and services to drive growth and success.

Our 5G Def-i Innovation Center provides our customers with proof of concepts, customized solutions and competitive advantage by fostering collaboration and networking. The interactive demos help customers understand how 5G can help drive innovation, transform industries and open doors for new opportunities.