Verizon Explores the 5G Future of Learning at Arizona State University 5G Innovation Hub
January 13 2022 - 12:30PM
Verizon and Arizona State University are exploring how 5G can
enable immersive educational experiences and transform the future
of learning. To do this, Verizon has launched a 5G Innovation Hub
at the University's Learning Futures Collaboratory, Studios and
Emporium. Students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and corporate partners
can now work together at the Hub to test and create 5G-powered
educational experiences that are more inclusive, equitable and
accessible. Digital equity is on the national agenda as leaders aim
to address the digital divide, deepened during the pandemic. And in
Arizona where as many as one million residents, including more than
200,000 students, do not have regular access to the internet, ASU
has been instrumental in leading a series of initiatives aimed at
surfacing solutions to help further close the digital divide.
The first program to launch out of the 5G Innovation Hub at ASU
will be “The Digital Equity Jam” sponsored by Verizon, AWS and
Inseego. This program kicks off in early February 2022. Competing
teams will develop use cases showcasing how Verizon 5G Ultra
Wideband and mobile edge compute can be used to help bridge the
digital divide. Focus areas will include health, climate, poverty,
human rights and education. The winning team will receive project
seed funding, access to intensive summer entrepreneurship training
in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and
VentureWell, and the opportunity to pitch their venture to CGI in
fall 2022.
“Working with ASU, we have an extraordinary opportunity to
research and develop new 5G-enabled experiences that can improve
remote learning and help bridge the digital divide,” said Tami
Erwin, Verizon Business CEO. “Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband’s
super-fast speeds, high bandwidth and low latency can enhance
applications ranging from immersive education to connected
communities. By collaborating with ASU’s researchers, we hope to
accelerate the innovation process and develop technology that will
harness the full potential of 5G and edge compute.”
“We are in the most transformative technological moment since
the early stages of the industrial revolution. And even with the
social, political, and economic impacts that we are still learning
to navigate as a society, there have been incredibly meaningful
results from this use of technology,” said ASU President Michael
Crow this morning during a keynote with Erwin at the Smart Region
Summit. “Who gets educated is no longer socially stratified, we are
able to unleash human creativity in ways not possible before…and so
what these technologies that leverage broadband at the fastest
speeds and most advanced level imaginable allow us to create is an
environment in which the person, the learner, becomes emotionally
connected in the story around the learning process itself. At ASU,
we’ve become, with this next phase of our partnership with Verizon,
the furthest at the tip of the spear to be empowered with
technology and continue to improve the ways in which we learn, work
and live.”
Additionally, ASU plans to continue testing and deploying a
variety of immersive educational experiences, powered by
Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and mobile edge compute. Students will be
able to enter a Dreamscape pod where they can experience a Biology
class in virtual reality (VR). Remote students will have access to
a VR and web browser version. 5G use cases being explored will also
include a career arcade using VR, where students can experience a
day in the life of certain careers. 5G applications are also being
tested for athlete performance analytics applications and virtual
fighter pilot training.
This engagement is part of Verizon’s broader strategy to partner
with enterprises, startups, universities, national labs and
government/military to explore how 5G can disrupt and transform
nearly every industry. Verizon operates five 5G Labs in the U.S.
and one in London that specialize in developing use cases in
industries ranging from healthcare to public safety to
entertainment. In addition, Verizon is collaborating with several
customers to establish 5G Innovation Hubs on-premises as part of an
ongoing initiative to co-innovate and create new 5G
applications.
Verizon's long-standing relationship with ASU includes
collaboration and support for Verizon Innovative Learning,
Verizon's award-winning education initiative addressing barriers to
digital inclusion and a key program under Citizen Verizon, the
company’s responsible business plan for economic, environmental and
social advancement. The initiative includes bringing 5G to schools,
enabling more robust, immersive learning experiences via
technologies like artificial intelligence, 3D printing, augmented
and virtual reality. Students leverage technology, social
innovation and design thinking through a project-based online
curriculum, developed by the J.Orin Edson Entrepreneurship +
Innovation Institute at ASU, to positively impact their
communities. Verizon's partnership with ASU also extends to Verizon
Innovative Learning HQ, a free next-gen online education portal
that includes content curated by ASU, among other academic
institutions, that provides immersive AR and VR experiences paired
with lesson plans. Through Citizen Verizon, the company is
committed to providing 10 million youths with digital skills
training by 2030, among other goals.
Learn more about Verizon 5G technology here.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of
technology and communications services. Headquartered in New York
City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated
revenues of $128.3 billion in 2020. The company offers data, video
and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and
platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable
network connectivity, security and control.
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