Australian 5G Innovation Initiative - Round 2

The $40 million Australian 5G Innovation Initiative supports the Australian Government’s commitment to demonstrating the value of 5G to businesses in Australia.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are:

• supporting innovative and emerging 5G trials that undertake rigorous, commercial, and replicable testing of 5G technology
• offering businesses the opportunity to identify 5G applications that demonstrate 5G’s capability
• supporting various projects that demonstrate 5G’s capability and benefits across a range of industry sectors and locations.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

• creating a series of trials demonstrating different 5G applications (including Internet of Things applications) which build Australia’s 5G ecosystem
• supporting the testing of 5G applications that bring productivity benefits to businesses and organisations in Australia
• showcasing 5G applications across different industries and locations, and demonstrating the productivity benefits as widely as possible.