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Hossein Yassaie
Imagination Technology is joining the UK’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey which is developing and defining underlying technologies for next-generation 5G mobile communications networks.
Imagination will provide developers and semiconductor IP platforms to the 5G development project.
According to Professor Rahim Tafazolli, director of the 5GIC and Institute of Communication Systems, this will enable the centre to address “not only the operator and device manufacturers but, thanks to Imagination, also the needs of the global semiconductor industry.”
The 5GIC is backed by the UK government and industry partners.
Hossein Yassaie, CEO, Imagination, writes:
“Previous generations of network technology have been voice-centric, with data as an ‘add-on’. With 5G, data is at the heart of the concept.”
The 5GIC, which houses 170 researchers in a purpose-built building on Surrey University campus, is funded by £12m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England and over £68m co-investment from the Centre’s industry and regional partners.
Partners include Aircom, BBC, BT, Cobham, EE, Fujitsu, Huawei, Rohde & Schwarz, Samsung, Telefonica and Vodafone.
