The first 5G test signals in 5G Valley were broadcast on November 8, 2018, and the test network infrastructures located in the valley were introduced at an organized event. One of the infrastructures offered free of charge to all parties wishing to conduct tests and trials at the 5G Valley Open Test Field, the Huawei Test Network Infrastructure, has been updated within the scope of the 5G NSA topology.
With the 5G Valley Open Test Field (5GVATS) Project, an environment has been aimed to be created where universities, research centers, companies, and entrepreneurial technology firms in the region covering the area between Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus, Bilkent and METU campuses in Ankara, and the BTK Main Building can test applications and technologies related to 5G and Beyond. The 5G Valley Open Test Field Cooperation Protocol was signed on August 15, 2017, by the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK), Hacettepe University, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Middle East Technical University, Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş., Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., and Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. The aim is to create a platform that will benefit all parties conducting studies on 5G and beyond from 5G VATS, provide new R&D opportunities for all stakeholders in the electronic communications sector, and enable effective research and projects in the context of public-university-operator-industry collaborations.
In order for Turkey to be one of the leading countries in 5G and beyond technologies and to contribute to the development of these technologies domestically and nationally, five separate memoranda of understanding were signed on July 24, 2018, between the 5GVATS Protocol Parties and Spark Ölçüm Teknolojileri A.Ş., Ulak Haberleşme A.Ş., Netaş, i2i Bilişim Danışmanlık Teknoloji A.Ş., and Huawei Telekomünikasyon Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti. to contribute to the establishment process of the 5GVATS test infrastructures.
Under the Huawei Test Network Memorandum of Understanding, in the first phase, a prototype 5G equipment set consisting of core and radio layers and user test equipment was deployed in 5G Valley, and on November 8, 2018, the first 5G signals were broadcast in 5G Valley, opening it for use by all parties wishing to conduct studies on 5G and beyond. The works related to the revision of the 5G equipment set have been completed, and the 5G VATS Huawei Test Network Infrastructure located at the BTK Market Surveillance Laboratory on Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus has been updated within the scope of the 5G NSA topology. The aforementioned equipment serves as a test, verification, and trial infrastructure for all kinds of R&D and product development activities in the 5G and Beyond fields. Detailed explanations regarding the test network infrastructure, its components and technical specifications, and detailed information on sample studies that can be conducted on the test network are included in the Beneficiary Information Brochure below.
All parties wishing to conduct tests and trials in the Huawei Test Network Infrastructure and the 5G Valley Open Test Field Test Network Infrastructures must apply in writing to the Institution on behalf of the 5G Valley Executive Board using the Application Form and Commitment Letter below or at https://5gtrforum.org.tr/faydalanicilar. Application owners will be able to benefit from the infrastructures according to the schedule to be determined following the evaluation by the 5G VATS Technical Working Group.
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