5G PLAYGROUND - Key Persons

Prof. Magedanz is an outstanding German computer sciences and telecommunications expert placing a strong emphasis on applied research in the field of software-based converging network and service platforms in order to link academia and industry around the globe. For more than 30 years Prof. Magedanz has been famous around the globe for his independent technical evaluation of emerging information and communication technologies and the related guidance he has given to different market players in the course of the digital transformation. In addition, he coined the "demo or die" motto in R&D by building open vendor and operator independent technology testbeds based on his own reference implementations of emerging global telecommunication standards, such as the IP Multimedia Subsystem (OpenIMSCore) for 3G, the Evolved Packet Core (OpenEPC) for 4G and the 5G core network (Open5GCore). These globally recognized high performant software toolkits have changed the way of education and applied research in the ICT domain, taking into account the increasing role of network softwarization driven by the convergence of telecommunications and the Internet. These toolkits enable the validation of standards' functionalities and performance which typically lead to useful extensions of these standards and to innovative product developments in the context of mobile communication systems. Prof. Magedanz and his team are working closely with major international tier one network operators around the globe (including Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefonica, PT Innovacao, Orange, BT, AT&T, Verizon, NTT, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Entel S.A., etc.) as well as with leading equipment manufacturers (such as Qualcomm, Intel, Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, Samsung, Huawei, etc.) who make use of the aforementioned toolkits to build their own research testbeds to prototype innovative applications as well as testing vendor interoperability and developing network migration scenarios. His current focal point of R&D is on emerging 5G Private/Campus Networks for different 5G application domains, including smart factories, enhanced mutlimedia broadband, public safety, nomadic networks, as well as e-health. In addition, he is investigating the 5G evolution towards 6G by studying the core evolution related to the integration of non-terrestrial networks, the integration of emerging THz access networks, as well as the long-term core network-RAN integration driven by emerging OpenRAN principles. Also, with his team he is investigating enhanced trust and security support in regard to support these emerging open telecommunication ecosystems. Based on his software toolkits and open testbeds, Prof. Magedanz and his expert team are globally conducting recognized education courses for master, diploma and PhD students in the field of software-based networks, 5G, and emerging 6G technologies and applications. In this context he initiated and managed numerous national and international R&D projects centered around the rapid creation of ubiquitous communications, multimedia, and machine-to-machine applications on top of fixed and mobile next generation networks.