Bellevue Parkway-based InterDigital, Inc., a mobile technology research and development company, announced that it joined the 5G Verticals INNovation Infrastructure (5GVINNI) External Stakeholder Board (ESB).
5GVINNI is one of three European Union test projects designed to ease the move of 5G wireless technology.
5GVINNI aims to deliver a facility that validates the performance of new 5G technologies.
The project will explore solutions for areas such as public safety, eHealth, shipping, transportation, media and entertainment and automotive.
InterDigital will play a key role in guiding and assessing the business value of 5G for the media industry, with a particular focus on the impact of video.
InterDigital’s position as an ESB member will allow the company to run experiments on the 5G test bed built by the operators and vendors, a release stated.
InterDigital was invited to join the board based on its leadership in both 5G and video technologies, a release stated.
The announcement comes following InterDigital’s closing of the acquisition of Technicolor’s patent licensing business.
“This is an important milestone for us as a company and further points to our leadership in both 5G and video,” Alain Mourad, director engineering, R&D at InterDigital. “Our role as an ESB member places us at the forefront of 5G development and rollout in Europe, and we’re excited to be working with leading global operators, industry vendors and academics on the final phase of 5G rollout.”
5GVINNI will be run at four main sites located in Norway, the UK, Spain and Greece, and is expected to end in 2021.
