The laboratory will promote joint project development, joint entrepreneurial ventures, discussion fora, events and conference sites, all in an international environment of the highest impact. In other words, 5TONIC will serve to show the capabilities and interoperation of pre-commercial 5G equipment, services and applications, by leading global companies in the 5G arena. Apart from the initial members, 5TONIC welcomes new members to join and gain from the benefits of an advanced research and innovation laboratory, oriented to research, debate, field-testing and demonstration of all technologies and equipment to support 5G communications, services and applications.

5G networks are considered the gateway to the age of “intelligent everything” that awaits us. The development of 5G has thus become a landmark in the global competition for technological leadership. The 5TONIC Laboratory was created to promote joint project development, joint entrepreneurial ventures, discussion fora, events and a conference site, all in an international environment oriented to achieve the highest technological impact in this area.

The main 5TONIC Research & Innovation Laboratory site will be located at IMDEA Networks Institute, a research institute on the forefront of technological innovation and with an extensive track record in European 5G Research Projects. IMDEA Networks is one of the main leaders at European level in the field of 5G networks. Among 5G research projects carried out by the Madrid Institute are the ongoing SEARCHLIGHT, TIGRE-CM and CLOUD4BIGDATA projects, and the recently concluded CROWD and iJOIN projects.