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About the Cal Poly Showcase
The California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (“Cal Poly”) is a public university in San Luis Obispo County. It is the oldest of three polytechnics in the California State University system. Cal Poly has been remarkable in launching innovation initiatives that benefit both students, corporations, and the wider community. From the Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) that’s supported by AWS and other partners, to their California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) that’s leading a state and national initiative to address cybersecurity challenges. Cal Poly recently unveiled their 5G Innovation Lab with partners Federated Wireless, AWS, and T-Mobile. The Lab aims to explore how private 5G and transform the way students, faculty, and community members interact, learn, and innovate. NextGenInfra was on able to capture perspectives from Cal Poly staff and students, as well as from its industry partners.
Cal Poly's VP of IT and CIO, William (Bill) Britton, unveiled a new 5G Innovation Lab (together with their partners AWS, Federated Wireless, and T-Mobile) to explore the potential of 5G technology for the institution and develop future networking blueprints. The lab will also provide resources for public sector partners and other entities to better understand and adopt 5G technology.
Bill discusses his vision for the lab and Cal Poly's commitment to innovation.
“Private mobile networks can provide significant value by bringing a high-performance, secure, scalable, and flexible connectivity option to enterprise locations — both indoors and outdoors.”
– 2021 Private Mobile Networks Report
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Miyu Nishii, Digital Innovation Project Manager at Cal Poly’s DX Hub by Amazon Web Services, discusses the benefits of 5G technology in the classroom, such as efficient data analysis and chatbot development for AI classes. She emphasizes that 5G will equip students with the latest advancements, preparing them for the rapidly changing job market.
Kurt Schaubach, CTO of Federated Wireless, highlighted their collaboration with Cal Poly, AWS, and T-Mobile to deploy a private 5G network on the university’s campus as part of the 5G Innovation Network. This neutral host capability partnership aims to transform broadband connectivity, support research interests, and serve the needs of universities, enterprises, and the public sector.
Carl Temme, SVP of Products at Federated Wireless, highlighted the company’s role in Cal Poly’s 5G Innovation Journey, which involved building a neutral host network that enables public cellular services from operators like T-Mobile to be hosted on the private network. This shared resource allows T-Mobile subscribers to connect over the same wireless network and access T-Mobile services, with potential for other mobile network operators to offer similar capabilities.