The testbed uses shared spectrum of TV White Space to deliver reliable connectivity in rural areas. Dynamic spectrum management and interaction with OFCOM’s TV Whitespace database will be tested out during the project.
5G describes the fifth generation of mobile communications technologies. There is not yet a common standard of what 5G will encompass, as it is not fully developed. Indeed, definitive standards are only due to be agreed in 2019 and incremental deployment is expected over the following decade.