Darwin at 5G DRIVE showcase

On 5 October 2023, the 5G DRIVE showcase took place at the Satellite Applications Catapult, located at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. Darwin was pleased to demonstrate at the event, alongside many other innovative organisations.

5G DRIVE is a government-supported project bringing together the wisdom and expertise of organisations across the telecommunications industry. The project aims to make it easier, less costly and more secure to integrate public and private 5G networks, opening up new opportunities for the use of 5G technology.

At the showcase, Darwin demonstrated its ubiquitous communications technology and the Darwin Autonomous Shuttle. It was great to welcome attendees aboard the shuttle!

The showcase also featured a demonstration of small cell technology from our longstanding partner Virgin Media O2, and presentations and demonstrations from Cisco. Earlier in the year, Virgin Media O2 and Cisco launched a portable 5G network at the Darwin SatCom Lab.

Darwin’s co-founder, Daniela Petrovic, enjoyed the event. ‘It was well attended by government and industry representatives, and David Owens, Virgin Media O2’s head of technical trials, has once again shown his ingenuity in keeping innovation moving in the UK,’ she said.

The 5G DRIVE project is being extended for a further ten months, and we look forward to seeing all that it can achieve!