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Test environment for the future mobile network opened

Luleå University of Technology has one of Sweden's first test environments for the fifth generation mobile phone network, 5G.
– The infrastructure is crucial for all technological development in healthcare, learning, mining and other industry, says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor of Lu...

5G collaboration with University of Oulu

The 5G initiative at Luleå University of Technology is further enhanced through a collaboration with the University of Oulu. – The vision is that our region becomes a leading player in the European 5G arena, says Karl Andersson, project manager and Associate Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computi...

Welcome to the inauguration of the 5G test environment at Luleå University of Technology!

24 Jun. 2019 10:30 – 11:30 , Luleå University of Technology, A-house, the entrance to Teknikens hus, A3024:

Together with our partners we are opening one of Sweden's first test environments for 5G. We offer coffee and cake as well as showing connected technical equipment, apps and services from 10.00 on June 24. Only for invited participants and staff at the University. The program starts at 10.30.

Collaboration in the Barents region strengthens companies

Smart roads, a system for digital identities and IoT enabled reindeer husbandry. This is some of the content in a new, cross-border project coordinated by Luleå University of Technology.

First 5G call made

The first test call is now made via 5G in Luleå.

Blockchain North 2019

On May 9, Northern Sweden's largest blockchain conference, Blockchain North, was conducted for the second time in Boden.

AI breakfast in Lycksele

On May 7, the project Datacenter Innovation Region arranged a AI breakfast meeting in Lycksele.

Cloudberry Day

On May 10th, an information meeting about the research centre Cloudberry Datacenters took place at Luleå University of Technology. During the meeting the research center as a whole as well as its different sub projects were presented.

5G installed at Luleå University of Technology

The 5G is now, 30th of April, 2019, installed on Luleå University of Technology campus in Luleå. We are soon ready to begin the tests and experiments via the project Wireless Innovation Arena and the 5G test bed 5G Innovation Hub North.

Gender issues on the agenda for companies and researchers

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Welcome to our events in May!

Kiruna, breakfast meeting May 7
Lycksele, AI meeting May 7
Luleå, Information meeting regarding data center May 8
Boden, Blockchain North May 9
Luleå, Cloudberry Day May 10

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Anders Lundkvist thanked as manager

CDT's operations manager since 2015, Anders Lundkvist, has moved on to a position as vice chairman of the municipal council in Piteå municipality.

Great interest in doctoral courses about data centers

During four intensive days in March, Luleå University of Technology, together with RISE, arranged a PhD course within the realm of data centers. The response was massive, almost 50 people participated.

Pilot project for better service in rural areas

How can digital solutions contribute to better service for residents and businesses in rural areas? In the pilot project "Smart Sustainable Villages", Luleå University of Technology and the County Council of Norrbotten will involve residents in villages in twelve municipalities to develop and improv...

Great interest in 5G in Skellefteå

The project Wireless Innovation Arena carried out yet another seminar with 5G as a theme, this time in Skellefteå.

Blockchain North

9 May. 2019 11:00 – 18:00 , Boden Business Park, Sävast:

Welcome to the blockchain conference Blockchain North, May 9th in Boden.

CDT newsletter 2019:2

New project, registration has opened to Blockchain North, 5G work started etc. There is a lot going on! Read more in our latest newsletter.

Establishment of a Lycksele office

The CDT project Datacenter Innovation Region together with LTU Business has established an office in Lycksele.

Welcome to Cloudberry Day

Welcome to an information meeting about Cloudberry Datacenters. During the meeting the research center as a whole as well as its different subprojects will be presented.

Host for Luleå business sector's breakfast meeting

The project Datacenter Innovation Region was breakfast host at Luleå's business meeting on 22 February.

Exchange of experience with Denmark

The Mayor and the municipal executive from Middelfart municipality, Denmark, visited Luleå and CDT in February.

Visit from RISE CEO

RISE CEO Pia Sandvik visited LTU at a full-day meeting and met the management with Vice-chancellor, Pro-vice chancellor, deans and representatives of the business support division for strategic discussions.

Smart Sustainable Villages Pilot Tests

CDT has been granted a new project named Smart Sustainable Villages - Pilot Tests.

# full coverage at project meeting in Vännäs and pilot visits

The project Rural ICT Testbed - # full coverage works against the vision that everyone should get full mobile coverage. During a project meeting in Vännäs 21-22 February, the parties met and went through completed activities and drew up plans and strategies for the future.

5G – the next-gen mobile network is here

19 Mar. 2019 12:00 – 13:00 , The Great Northern:

One of Sweden's first test beds for 5G is under development Luleå University of Technology. Welcome to a lecture at The Great Northern in Skellefteå at 12.00-13.00 on March 19, to hear more about the opportunities for companies and organizations in using the 5G test environment; the ongoing research...

Short and concrete about Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is something that is increasingly affecting business and social functions. Many believe that within a handful of years, AI will create sharply changed business models, decision-making, working methods and processes. But what happens locally and how do you get started working ...

First 5G workshop in Luleå

Wireless Innovation Arena is a newly started project that builds an innovation and test environment for the fifth generation mobile network (5G) at Luleå University of Technology campus in Luleå.

Industry development and innovation in the Swedish data center industry

The Datacenter Innovation Region project invited to a day about the development of the data center industry in Sweden in connection with Västerbotten at the Grand Hôtel.

The 5G work has started on campus

Luleå University of Technology, together with Ericsson, Telia and Akademiska hus, have begun work regarding the planning for the construction of a 5G mast at the university campus at Porsön in Luleå.

Blockchain North 2019

Save the Date - May 9, 2019
Registration will open soon!

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Welcome to 5G Workshop

Luleå University of Technology welcomes small and medium-sized companies, organizations and researchers to a workshop regarding the 5G test environment that is being built up at the university. It is an open test bed that gives the opportunity to test the new technology. The test environment is buil...

NetWorld2020 Research Stakeholder

Luleå University of Technology and Karl Anderson, Associate Professor and Acting Executive Director at CDT, has been elected as one of six to the Research stakeholder group of the NetWorld2020.

Gender Contact Point Day

13 Mar. 2019 12:00 – 16:00 , A1123 (Multistudion):

Industry development and innovation in the Swedish data center industry

The project Datacenter Innovation Region invites you to a day regarding the development of the data center industry in Sweden in connection with "Västerbotten at the Grand Hôtel" in Stockholm.

Results Film

See the film about the resultats that we obtained in the data center project "FUI".

5G test bed to Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology will create a test environment for the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications, 5G. – We are excited to get one of the first 5G installations in Sweden, says Karl Andersson, project manager and Acting Executive Director at the Center for Distance-Spanning Te...

Discover what is offered by your local shops - and on campus!

Smartbuy is a prototype of a mobile app we are testing to help you find a wider range of local stores, products and services just around the corner. You can have a look at the products in the stores near you and then you will be guided to the physical store where you carry out the purchase over the ...

Kick-off for Cloudberry Research Center

Cloudberry Datacenters are Luleå University of Technology's flagship project around energy and resource-efficient data centers implemented with RISE SICS North and the industry. The research center is multidisciplinary and consists of 12 subprojects with research from everything from buildings and d...

Reduced energy consumption in data centers

By using simulation methods, the consumption of energy in data centers can decrease considerably, according to research carried out at Luleå University of Technology. – The positive environmental impacts are reducing the global carbon footprint and carbon emissions, says Arash Mousavi, Associate Sen...

Mulled Wine Mingle

 You are invited to CDT's traditional mulled wine mingle.
Tuesday Dec 11, 3-5 PM.
At CDT in Luleå (LTU, Building A, Room A3570).
No registration is required.

Gender Smart Arena at Forum Jämställdhet

Vinnova met researchers

35 million to data center / IT innovations

The northernmost region of Sweden could become world leading in data center and large-scale data management. This is in all cases the goal of Datacenter Innovation Region, one of the projects that recently was awarded funding from Strukturfondspartnerskapet för Övre Norrland.

Great investment in data center research

The northernmost region of Sweden will become world leading in data center and large-scale data management. This is the goal of the Datacenter Innovation Region project. – With our prerequisites, we have a unique opportunity to take a leading role in this area, says Jan-Olov Johansson, Project Manag...

Business model for more gender equality

An inclusive and innovative business model that provides better business for companies in the IT industry. This is the goal of the Gender Smart Arena project. – Without gender equality companies will not get sustainable growth, says Paula Wennberg, Project Manager at the Center for Distance-Spanning...

New project will provide full coverage in rural areas

Improved and hopefully full coverage even in rural areas. This is the goal of the project # fulltäckning that Luleå University of Technology will coordinate. – Inclusion of rural areas is not least a matter of democracy, says Karl Andersson, Executive Director at the Center for Distance-Spanning Tec...

The blockchain in focus at conference

Can blockchain technology revolutionize the world economy and what impact can technology have on our future? The answers to the questions will be discussed at the Blockchain North conference on May 24th.

Blockchain North

24 May. 2018 11:00 – 17:00 , Boden:

Welcome to a full-day conference that will explain why blockchains have the potential to revolutionise the world economy.

National research center to the university

Luleå University of Technology starts a national research center – Cloudberry Datacenters – within energy and resource-efficient data centers. The goal is to become a hub for research, development, knowledge and implementation in the data center area.

Success for gender equality project

A well-attended conference on examples and tools for practical gender mainstreaming has put an end to the first Gender Contact Point project. Questions about gender, gender equality, diversity and innovation were discussed by companies, researchers and other actors.

Gender Contact Point-day

22 Feb. 2018 08:30 – 13:00 , Multistudion, A-huset (A1123):

Tool for gender mainstreaming – Genovate toolkit in web format and in Swedish

Now, Genovate toolkit is beeing launched – a toolbox with processes, methods and tools for gender equality research and innovation.

Beneficial collaboration between researchers and companies

In the Gender Contact Point project, the company Tromb and researchers at Luleå University of Technology develop and implement tools for increased diversity. – Gender Contact Point has been an eye-opener, not least in the recruitment process, says Linda Lundmark, digital business developer at Tromb.

Apply for a 60.000€ experiment!

OrganiCity has launched a 1M € Open Call to solve city challenges using urban data.

Datacenters heat up greenhouses

Residual heat from data centers can be reused to heat up greenhouses. The Green Power research project recently presented the pros and cons of using low temperature heat from data centers for greenhouse cultivation.

Increased online visibility for better business

An EU project at Luleå University of Technology will enable small and medium-sized companies to increase their online visibility and thereby increase their competitiveness. – We will bring the customer to the store, via the internet, says Karl Andersson, Associate Professor of Mobile and Pervasive C...

Knowledge about gender gives business benefits

Through the participation in the project Gender Contact Point, the IT company Arctic Group hopes to recruit more women and increase their competitiveness. – Of course, the new knowledge we're obtaining shall ultimately give us more business, says Lena Jonsson.

New article focusing on research and innovation

Project to support user engagement

Centre for distance-spanning technology (CDT) is coordinating a new project that will provide support for five large Horizon 2020 pilots. – We have 15 years of experience of user participation so I am quite sure that we will make a difference, says Marita Holst, project manager at CDT.

Possible future cooperation

Botnia Living Lab has been visited by Future Position X and Triple Steelix to discuss future collaborations and how they could introduce a living lab approach in their work.

CDT celebrates 20 years

Successful spin-offs, conferences and a secret IT course for the Prime Minister. It has been eventful years for Luleå University of Technology’s Centre for distance-spanning technology, CDT, since the start 1996.

Toolkit for gender equality in academia

Recent studies show that Swedish universities still lack many women in higher positions. Now researchers at Luleå University of Technology have developed a toolkit that will help create a more gender equal academy.

Teacher Meetings for privacy projects

The project Privacy Flag has attended the TIS2016 Conference held in Luleå on 6th of October.

Shake the phone and contribute to research

The equality work in Norrbotten in focus

Sharing good practice and drawing attention to the successful equality work done in Norrbotten.
That is one purpose with the Regional Equality Day, which is held in Luleå on September 14th.

Smart cities and regions through civic engagement

3 Nov. 2016 19:00 – 20:30 :

The GENOVATE Toolkit launch at EARMA AC 2016

Gender research will increase competitiveness

A more inclusive IT sector can increase the competitiveness of IT companies. Therefore, in the project Gender Contact Point, Luleå University of Technology will make its research on gender equality and diversity available to companies.

Datacenter warms greenhouse cultivation

Mushrooms grown in greenhouses heated by using waste heat from data centers. That can become a reality when researchers at Luleå University of Technology take on the project Green Power.

Empower yourself in Social Media

The USEMP project is currently running a first round of user tests on a web-based tool which will empower you as a user in Social Media.

Citizens' initiatives for smarter cities

The majority of the European population live and work in cities, and the urbanization is expected to continue in the future. The project OrganiCity will make cities smarter by using Internet technology solutions and thus become more inclusive for residents.

Published:1 January 2013

Updated: 24 January 2019

By:Linda Alfredsson

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