The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) is delighted to announce the launch of KhasmX, a new division focused on experimenting with innovative platforms, business models, and fostering collaborations between startups and enterprises.
This launch coincides with the organisation’s annual Summer Social event, featuring a panel discussion led by 5G OI Lab CEO, Jim Brisimitzis. The panel included prominent industry figures such as Chetan Sharma, General Manager of Chetan Sharma Consulting, Zack Thomas, Chief Operations Officer and Vice President at Washington United Terminals, and Tejas Rao, Managing Director & Global 5G Offering Lead at Accenture.
“We excel at hands-on innovation and pushing industry boundaries,” said Jim Brisimitzis, CEO of 5G OI Lab. “KhasmX, our new skunkworks lab, is dedicated to exploring and validating the potential of emerging technologies, trialling new business models, and developing platforms that can reshape industries, ultimately bridging the chasm between startups and enterprises.”
Launch of KhasmX
KhasmX aims to facilitate rapid “innovation sandboxing” within the 5G OI Lab ecosystem. By employing a successful proof-of-concept methodology, such as the recent Private 5G Network collaboration at the Tacoma Tideflats, KhasmX integrates startup technologies with enterprise platforms from 5G OI Lab ecosystem partners to deliver groundbreaking solutions that drive value in innovative ways.
“Through KhasmX, we are demonstrating how startup innovation can play a key role in enterprise and industry advancements by integrating products from our partners and alumni to develop new platforms and experiment with evolving business models,” said Scott Waller, Chief Technology Officer of 5G OI Lab.
Two new initiatives, KEEN and Telco AI Cloud, reflect the spirit of the KhasmX launch. These initiatives aim to meet the growing demand for Private 5G and Edge platforms, as well as to explore the potential of co-locating AI edge cloud services within Telco networks.
- KEEN: The KEEN platform is user-friendly and serves two main purposes: ad hoc remote connectivity and turnkey enterprise cellular and edge networks. Being cloud-native, it can seamlessly scale from one access point to hundreds, facilitated by partnerships with Druid Software, Airspan Networks, and FibroLAN
- Telco AI Cloud: This consortium, composed of 5G OI Lab alumni and partners, collaborates to experiment with AI edge cloud services within Telco networks. The goal is to gauge developer interest and test new business models
The 5G OI Lab is also pleased to welcome Druid Software and MosoLabs as new Ecosystem Partners supporting KhasmX initiatives.
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