Programmes
5G is the next generation of mobile network technologies – join our programmes to find out more.
5PRING brings together start-ups and scale-ups, with innovative technology solutions, together with corporates, with businesses challenges and opportunities, to collaborate and develop 5G ready solutions.
Applications are now closed
Partner programmes
Construction
5PRING has partnered with global construction and infrastructure delivery expert, Ferrovial and is inviting start-ups and scale-ups to apply to join the programme to define the Future of Construction.
Incubate
Our two week incubator allows early-stage start-ups with innovative technologies access to expert support and training to ideate and plan 5G enabled solutions.
The programme will give companies access to expert business coaches and technical mentors to refine and develop a business plan and 5G technical plan.
The 2 weeks culminates in a dragons den pitch day to our corporate partners were the most interesting solutions will win a position on the accelerator programme to work with the corporate partner and develop their solution further.
Incubate offerings

What
Two-week virtual idea incubator, culminating with a demo (pitch) day.

How
Mixture of keynotes, 1-on-1 business and technical coaching, group exercises and independent working.

Who
Supply-side: SME’s, start-ups, scale-ups, innovators

Why
Opportunity to ideate 5G solutions, creating a business plan and technical roadmap to allow you to gain support in taking your solution forward.
Incubate programme structure
Our two-week Incubate programmes offer participants the opportunity to team up with other businesses and industry experts to create 5G solutions that solve a range of organisational and societal challenges. Explore gives participants the opportunity to ideate innovative commercially viable 5G solutions and develop business cases in an agile manner. At the end of the programme we will host a demo day in which teams pitch to potential customers and consortium partners.
Successful completion of explore will increase the chances of start-ups and scale-ups to be accepted into our three months accelerator program.
Week 1
Day 1 – Team creation
Day 2 – Agree on a problem to be solved
Day 3 – Value proposition creation
Day 4 – Validating your value proposition
Day 5 – Creating a Business Model Canvas
Week 2
Day 6 – Planning a technical pilot
Day 7 – Test your solution and mitigate risks
Day 8 – Create a technical roadmap
Day 9 – Create a compelling pitch
Day 10 – Demo day (pitch to potential customers)
Applications are now closed
Accelerate
Our three month accelerator allows start-ups and scale-ups with existing solutions to become 5G ready and provides the expert support and connections that they need to scale rapidly. We offer a tailored acceleration curriculum to participants and provide access and support on our 5G test-beds.
The accelerator supports both larger organisations in solving their challenges by adopting an open-innovation business model, as well as enabling start-ups, SME’s etc. to deliver their 5G propositions to these challenges by providing a direct route to market.
We provide technical and business support to participants through our coaches, mentors and external speakers. In addition the accelerator will open doors to consortiums combined networks of corporates and investors to support with business development and raising investment.
Accelerate offerings

What
Three-month accelerator program

How
Tailored programme with variety of challenges, offering both business support and access to testbed facilities

Who
Supply-side: SME’s, start-ups, scale-ups, innovators

Why
Opportunity to access 5G testbed to test technical feasibility of solutions, access to 5G technologists and business coaching and opportunity to pitch to investors / potential clients.
Accelerate programme structure
Our three-months accelerator programme offers participants access to our test-beds located in Birmingham, Coventry or Wolverhampton based on the programmes they apply to. The programme offers participants 1:1 and group mentorship alongside coaching across the following verticals:
Business development
Help identify business opportunities with our partners and beyond (potential ‘fast track’ to Telefonica / O2 and challenge owners).
Workshop
Gives access to business and technical masterclasses enabling participants to scale their 5G powered business
Technology
Our 5G technologists will help participants setup and configure the test-bed while assisting them to align their product roadmap with 5G
Growth strategy
Help develop a scaling plan, fundraising strategy and pitch deck