The first 5G industrial test site began operating on the basis of the Botkin Hospital in Moscow. Its infrastructure is deployed in the millimeter wavelength range. The project includes healthcare technologies and services for which high speed of collection, processing and transmission of large amounts of data is important.

“We are interested in the possibilities of using augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies in surgery, ensuring fast transfer of volumetric files obtained during instrumental studies between organizations and other areas that can improve the quality of medical care in the city,” explained Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development.

According to the Head of the Moscow Department of Information Technologies Eduard Lysenko, "an example of 5G-based solutions could be round-the-clock monitoring of patients' condition, remote consultations in real-time and new methods of training medical personnel, including using virtual and augmented reality technologies."

In the future, it is planned to conduct applied research, testing prototypes of medical solutions and services based on 5G. Startups will presumably be able to test their developments, while the selection of developer projects is underway.

An agreement to establish a 5G industrial testing ground for piloting healthcare technologies was signed in September 2021. Earlier in June, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseevsky agreed to jointly develop 5G communication networks in the capital and create an industrial testing ground in Moscow.

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