Turkish service provider Turkcell, along with Beko, a leading home appliances company in Europe, and Ericsson, a global leader in information and communication technology, say they have successfully concluded the EU-supported VERGE project to develop next-generation communication technologies.
The results of the project, which aims at strengthening Turkey’s digital production and R&D ecosystem, were shared during an organised workshop.
As part of the event, a test study was carried out with a 5G connection established between Beko's R&D Centre in Eskişehir, a city in northwestern Turkey, and Turkcell Kartal Plaza, in the country’s largest city, Istanbul, which is approximately 300 kilometres away. The R&D teams in both cities collaborated simultaneously via extended reality (XR) glasses by examining and carrying out joint three-dimensional product designs on a shared digital platform without being physically in the same environment. This, say the partners, marked the first application of remote, real-time industrial product design in Turkey.
The higher speeds, lower latency, and wide connection capacity of 5G enable industrial design processes to become more efficient and interactive across long distances and between different locations. This technological advancement accelerates product development processes regardless of location and enhances global competitiveness.
The partners also point out that leveraging 5G’s network slicing capabilities — which offer optimised resource usage, enhanced security, and flexibility — can drive digital transformation across multiple sectors.
In the test between Istanbul and Eskişehir, large-scale 3D product design models were instantly captured in product lifecycle management (PLM) software via a 5G infrastructure, effectively eliminating geographic barriers and reducing costs.
The project also implements network slicing on the 5G radio access network (RAN), with AI-driven autonomous network resource management. This innovative approach is aimed at accelerating digital transformation in industrial design processes and different sectors.
