INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 29, 2020 — NineTwelve Announces the Grand Opening of the Indiana 5G Zone, a virtual and onsite practical innovation lab. NineTwelve’s 5G laboratory in downtown Indianapolis means significant speed and quantum encryption are possible for technologists, businesses, and visitors throughout Indiana and its worldwide network.
This exclusive public private partnership leverages assets across industry, government and academia. The Indiana 5G Zone is the first practical testbed in the Nation designed to support the development of mission-critical applications such as manufacturing and cities as well as national security applications such as energy and military facilities.
In collaboration with AT&T, Verizon, and XQ Message, NineTwelve officially offers its 5G innovation facility and accelerator services using millimeter wave spectrum, which can deliver unprecedented performance, with download speeds greater than 1 Gbps.
The overall Indy 5G Zone contains a Demo Lab and an Open 5G Testbed. Purdue Engineering College leads the creation of the testbed with one of the first open, end to end configurable 5G research labs in the country.
“We are proud to partner with the state of Indiana, with AT&T and Verizon, and with innovators like NineTwelve to launch this pioneering 5G facility. Indy is speedy, and we will drive 5G innovations here,” said Mung Chiang, the Dean of Purdue College of Engineering.
For Indiana companies and those in the NineTwelve ecosystem across cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, aerospace and space, telecommunications, hypersonics, microelectronics, research universities and DoD labs, the 5G demonstration lab and accelerator services, support their projects and de-risk their innovation with federal grants, state innovation funds, and corporate contributions.
The Indiana 5G lab drives innovation by allowing cellular-connected devices to collect data and report in real time in ways that 4G has only hinted. Being first to 5G has sustained benefits to our national economy, associated with adding billions of devices to the 5G network.
Indiana 5G partners and members have shared use of communal space during monthly events, pitch competitions, entrepreneurial support, research and scholarship presentations, tech talks, a space for dialog with industry thought leaders, hackathons and other collaborative experiences, corporate-sponsored internship programs, open invitation for quarterly journal submissions, discounted fees-for-service usage.
5G is the technology of the future, and the Indiana 5G Zone facilities and accelerator services ensure that innovation organizations are in the forefront of this new wave. As part of the US Cybersecurity Office and White House priorities, the National Strategy to Secure 5G initiatives establish the need for demonstration labs like the Indiana 5G Zone for dual-use commercial technologies. The CISA effort prioritizes public private partnerships with federal, industry, and international allied nations as well as academia and non-governmental organizations for national, state, regional, and international partner nation 5G security and resilience.
About NineTwelve
NineTwelve, the parent of the Indiana 5G Zone, teams industry, government, and academia to meet critical technology needs. Its unique CoLab platform accelerates the design and implementation of emergent solutions. It does this by creating cross-sector collaborative networks that design and deliver groundbreaking solutions.
About Indiana 5G Zone
5G Zone is a cross-sector demonstration laboratory to help government, industry and academia, design and deliver groundbreaking practical testbed offerings.
Learn more: https://indiana5gzone.com/
Frequently asked questions
What is the Indiana 5G Zone innovation lab?
The Indiana 5G Zone is a virtual and onsite 5G innovation lab in downtown Indianapolis, opened by NineTwelve in December 2020. It is a public-private partnership designed to support mission-critical applications, such as manufacturing and smart cities, and national security applications for energy and military facilities, with a Demo Lab and an Open 5G Testbed led by Purdue Engineering.
What was XQ Message's role in the Indiana 5G Zone?
XQ Message collaborated with AT&T, Verizon and NineTwelve to launch the Indiana 5G Zone's innovation facility and accelerator services, which use millimeter wave spectrum capable of download speeds greater than 1 Gbps. The lab is positioned to make significant speed and quantum encryption available to technologists and businesses in Indiana and across its network.
Why are 5G demonstration labs important for national 5G security?
The National Strategy to Secure 5G establishes the need for demonstration labs like the Indiana 5G Zone to test dual-use commercial technologies. CISA's related effort prioritizes public-private partnerships among federal agencies, industry, allied nations, academia and non-governmental organizations to strengthen 5G security and resilience at national, state, regional and international levels.