Last week, MTS cut the ribbon on a new 5G center in St. Petersburg to serve as a new platform for Russian and international developers to develop cutting-edge products leveraging fifth-generation connectivity. Residents of the St. Petersburg 5G Center will get access to a cutting-edge pilot 5G network, as well as expert consultations with MTS engineers, specialists, and business leaders.

Looking ahead, outstanding projects may also be eligible to apply for funding and follow-on cooperation together with MTS and partner companies. Russian and international startups at the MVP/prototype stage can apply to join the initiative on the MTS 5G Center website.

'Early indications point to 5G enabling true breakthroughs in digitalization - from industrial automation and smart cities to healthcare and traffic management. And the sooner we can launch 5G-based solutions, the sooner we might see a noticeable socioeconomic impact,' said Vyacheslav Nikolaev, MTS President & CEO. 'MTS is setting up additional 5G pilot zones - open to developers from Russia and abroad - to enable local development of advanced technologies leveraging cutting-edge connectivity,' he said, adding 'we are already cooperating with a number of highly-regarded research centers in St. Petersburg, which makes Russia's northern capital a natural site to open our second 5G center.'

The two MTS 5G centers are an integral component of the MTS StartUp Hub, which works to drive innovation and investment together with the company's corporate accelerator, venture fund, and venture studio. Since the opening of MTS's Moscow 5G Center in 2019, residents and partners have tested and refined more than a dozen 5G products and solutions. Initial participants have included BID Technologies, a leading Russian manufacturer of industrial robots, as well as the 5G drone developer Copter Express and the cloud-based AR platform Ariellium.

The new center in St. Petersburg will feature a carrier-grade 5G network deployed on Ericsson's Dual-Mode 5G Cloud Core solution leveraging the NFVI reference autonomous architecture. Radio coverage is provided by the advanced 5G Ericsson Radio System (ERS) in the mmWave frequency range (Streetmacro 6701) and 1800 MHz (Radio 2203/4428 and Baseband 6630).

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