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The collaboration among Purdue University , Ericsson and Saab at Purdue Airport makes this approach obsolete . With the technology exhibited at Purdue , airports will find they have more flexibility to add or relocate products when the airport goes through construction phases , saving time and resources for operators and consumers .
Ericsson , one of the leading providers of information and communication technology to service providers across the globe , will contribute a private 5G network for the Purdue Research Foundation to operate at the Purdue University Airport ( LAF ). LAF is Purdue University ’ s publicuse airport , which is located in the southwest portion of the West Lafayette campus . It conducts over 125,000 aircraft operations annually , making it Indiana ’ s second-busiest airport .
Saab will invest in this project by installing Aerobahn , a platform that unlocks airport efficiency for airlines and ramp management ; installing SAFE Event Management platforms , a security platform used in airport operation centres ; and deploying ADS-B sensors to track aircraft . These investments will improve landside operational safety and efficiency , as well as improve airside security .
Purdue will provide use of its airport as well as the lab-to-life testbed established throughout the Discovery Park District at Purdue , a 400- acre , mixed-use development adjacent to the university ’ s campus .
“ Purdue University is the perfect location for this project to innovate airport management ,” said Purdue President Mung Chiang . “ Purdue has established longstanding partnerships with Ericsson and Saab – two Swedish innovators and global tech leaders . Purdue University Airport is one of the handful of airports operated at a research university in the US . And Purdue ’ s Discovery Park District , next to our airport , has provided a lab-to-life ecosystem where cuttingedge technologies are deployed before any other locations in the country . No other location is better suited for these exciting 5G innovations and network management solutions that will impact people ’ s lives around the globe .”
Troy Hege , Vice President of Innovation and Technology for Purdue Research Foundation , added : “ Expanding the lab-to-life platform to the Purdue Airport creates great opportunities to advance aviation and mobility innovation and education in partnership with industry , faculty and students .
“ The combination of Purdue ’ s operational airport , research faculty and students with Ericsson ’ s Private 5G network and Saab ’ s sensor arrays and
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