Perfectly connected — the digital communication infrastructure in Adlershof

The fifth generation of the mobile communications standard builds on the existing LTE. In the technology park's own network, local companies can test their technologies and products while they are still in development. We also make the Adlershof 5G network available to external users in the a:head area for testing purposes. 

LoRaWAN

This is a network with a low data transmission rate, but over a long distance of several kilometres. This makes LoRaWAN ideal for transmitting small amounts of data, such as measurement data. The technology is open source — to gain access to the network in Adlershof, all you need to do is create an account with the network operator. After that, use is free of charge.

Free Wi-Fi with up to 10 Mbit/s is available throughout the entire core area of the Technology Park. We have summarised the ‘FreeWLAN Adlershof’ hotspots on a map. The allowance for each individual access point is 1 GB. The current default bandwidth is 1.5 Mbit/s. Please report any faults to the 1&1 Versatel service hotline on +49 30 6392-1111.

IoT platform

As a supplement to the communication technologies (LoRaWAN, internet and 5G), WISTA provides an IoT platform that can be used to integrate sensors and provide data. Thanks to open interfaces, the platform can be used for all applications and is fully flexible.

Campus networks are exclusive mobile networks for a predefined area – in this case the core area of the Adlershof Technology Park. This is also the decisive advantage: campus networks are customised to the individual needs of their users – in contrast to public networks.

This means that WISTA can control the individual parts, known as slices, in the 5G campus network. If a company needs special network parameters for its application, it can obtain these and does not have to share the network with other users, as is the case in public networks.

As a campus network is a closed network, the data transmitted within the network is also better protected. Innovations can thus be trialled and tested under clearly definable conditions. Disruptions also occur less frequently.

As the next generation and successor to LTE, 5G comes with significant innovations and improvements:

• with a speed of up to 10 Gbit/s, it is 100 times faster than its predecessor 4G,
• the delay/latency is significantly lower,
• the secure availability of the network is much higher and
• around 1 million devices can now interact with a single radio cell, which is 5,000 times as many as before

In short: 5G is the key technology wherever devices need to interact with each other securely, with low latency and quickly. This not only offers potential to improve existing products and services, but also to develop completely new business models.