Posted November 11, 2019
The University of Miami is poised to become the first campus in the nation to adopt a new technology that could speed and expand computing time and mobile app tools, according to the school and the providing company.
AT&T plans to roll out 5G+ millimeter wave and Multi-access Edge Computing technology on the Coral Gables campus, with a target completion date in spring 2020.
The goal is to help support innovative teaching and research methods.
“In collaboration with AT&T, the University of Miami will soon be able to support 5G+ and Edge technology on its Coral Gables campus, placing the university at the forefront of digital transformation impacting every field,” said Ernie Fernandez, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer for UM.