VDMA, ZVEI, and Deutsche Messe co-present the ‘Industrial Wireless Arena + 5G Networks & Applications’ at HANNOVER MESSE 2023. The Wireless Communications for Machines Working Group (AG WCM) represents VDMA, while 5G-ACIA represents ZVEI, and Deutsche Messe contributes its 5G Smart Venue as a campus network to the project. The three partners’ goal is to highlight practical use cases to show which innovations already exist in the field of wireless technologies, which technologies can be applied concretely, and which technologies require future development. The technological framework provided by Deutsche Messe’s 5G Smart Venue at HANNOVER MESSE is perfect for this. Using the networks provided by 5G-ACIA and AG WCM, various individuals and companies, as well as the research community, join together in a single location to exchange previous experiences and future visions.

Stating that wireless communication systems are going to be among the most important building blocks on the road to the digital transformation of industry in the coming years, Dr Reinhard Heister, Managing Director, VDMA Wireless Communications for Machines Working Group, says, “Much of the success lies in strengthening a cross-industry dialogue, which ensures that the specifics and needs of industry are taken into account in every possible way. The ‘Industrial Wireless Arena + 5G Networks & Applications’ brings together all stakeholders of this young community like no other event, offering interested parties a unique opportunity to be part of this innovative force.”

Gunther Koschnick, Head of Industry, ZVEI, states, “Industrial 5G for Industry 4.0: At the next HANNOVER MESSE, what belongs together will come together, enabling greater efficiency, flexibility, and also productivity. The technological foundations—developed by the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA)—are now in place and can be applied worldwide. For the market upswing that is now imminent, it is important to demonstrate the interplay of industrial 5G and Industry 4.0 to the relevant target groups in a vivid way - HANNOVER MESSE offers the perfect setting for this.”

In a similar vein, Marcus Eibach, Head of Smart Venue and 5G & Technology Innovations, Deutsche Messe, adds, “The synergies created by the union of the three partners in wireless network technologies are of the highest quality at HANNOVER MESSE. Global industry meets there as a potential customer for wireless technologies. All the key partners, companies, and associations are centrally located in one place for a single week and can experience the all-important knowledge transfer and networking in a direct, use case-centered environment.”

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