Vodafone Is Working on the Future in Dresden
With the Tech Innovation Center Dresden (Dresden Hub for short), Vodafone is bringing a new competence center and 200 jobs to Saxony's state capital. The focus is on innovations for the new 5G and 6G mobile communications standards.
The Tech Innovation Center Dresden was founded in 2022 as a technology-oriented innovation center. The center works with science and industry to advance future technologies.
The goal of this hub is to improve people's lives through innovative communication technologies and to strengthen companies for a digital and sustainable future. Experts use the latest technologies such as 5G, 6G, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, data analysis, and security by design to develop new products and offerings for the healthcare, industrial, transportation, automotive, agriculture, and many other sectors.
International Competition Decides on Innovation Hotspot in Silicon Saxony
"At the Dresden Hub, we are imagining the future of digitalization. This is where the next generation of mobile communications is being created with 6G. For Germany and the world," says Dr. Ralf Irmer, Chief Innovation Architect at Vodafone. He explains: "We are focusing on a co-creation approach and are driving forward networking in the industrial sector and shaping the metaverse with our partners through joint technology development. Our 5G+ real-time network and, in future, the 6G network are the basis for this."
Back in January 2021, the Vodafone Group launched an international competition in which eight pre-selected European cities applied to be the location for the new innovation center. After a comprehensive analysis, the decision was made in June 2021 in favor of Dresden for a variety of reasons. For example, Vodafone laid the foundation for important innovations in telecommunications here back in 1994 with the establishment of the Vodafone Chair at TU Dresden.
“Dresden is a dynamically growing high-tech region in the heart of Europe with a strong industrial focus and an excellent research landscape. At the same time, Dresden is a great place to live with a diverse culture, unspoiled nature, and an international and family-friendly environment. It is the ideal place for creativity and innovation,” says the company about its chosen location.