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MarK aims at developing the next generation neutral 5G infrastructure for high-density areas.

MarK (Advanced Radio in Milton Keynes) project aims at developing the next generation 5G infrastructure that is neutral, shared by mobile network providers, and fit for high-density areas. MarK will develop and demonstrate real-time network profiling capabilities to support better management of events, and resilience for critical use cases (e.g., emergency services) in high-demand scenarios or network overload. The technology will be demonstrated at the MK:DONS Stadium and Marshal Arena complex during concerts and football matches. The OU is leading Work Package 1 about the scenarios, user and service requirements and design of the infrastructure and will contribute during the project on the definition of the intelligent profiling, testing and definition of policies around the large-scale deployment of 5G.

The project is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology of the government of the United Kingdom.

MarK is being lead by the Satellite Application Catapults and includes six other external partners. Within the Open University, the KMi team is also joined by Dr Miguel Valdez and Prof Mathew Cook.

Partners

• Satellite Applications Catapult
• Milton Keynes City Council
• Stadium MK
• Ohmio UK
• Dell Corporation
• Wireless Excellence (Cable Free)
• Atlas Edge
• Telefonica (Vigin Media O2)

Nancy Pontika

Nancy Pontika