U of A 5G Living Lab

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Test your Innovations in a Digital Sandbox

The U of A 5G Living Lab gives researchers, innovators and their industry & community partners access to a virtual 5G sandbox. The Lab makes use of TELUS’ next-generation telecommunications infrastructure to accelerate the development of leading-edge, customer-ready solutions across a variety of fields.

Connected devices, including autonomous drones, smart glasses and wearables (among others), can all be tested in this sandbox.

5G Network

The Lab’s private, commercial-scale 5G network at North and South Campus helps innovators trial their innovations and refine them in a ‘living lab’ environment.


Mobile Edge Computing

Access to mobile edge computing provides teams with the low-latency computing power and infrastructure needed to advance solutions to real-world problems.


Partnership Framework

The Lab’s unique partnership framework brings partners and collaborators to the table, helping to move forward innovative solutions.