Moscow will create Russia's first hospital-based 5G innovation range

Together with the Botkin State Clinical Hospital, the most promising projects have been selected, including VR simulators for training medical personnel, AR solutions to help doctors during complex operations, and others. They will be tested in the hospital environment, using all the possibilities of 5G and cloud technology. Based on the results of the experiment, scenarios for using 5G networks in Moscow healthcare will be determined.

The cooperation agreement for this project was signed by the Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare, the Botkin City Clinical Hospital, the Moscow Department of Information Technologies (DIT) as well as Rostelecom, within the framework of the IV Forum of Social Innovations in Regions.

They agreed to conduct applied research, testing of prototypes and prototypes of solutions, digital services and services on the basis of the range.

'The development of new generation communication networks is one of the priorities in the technological development of all smart mega-cities in the world. Already, within the framework of the first pilot projects, it is clear how 5G networks can help citizens. Thanks to them, it is possible to make traffic safer, conduct remote medical consultations and solve complex production objectives.

But for such solutions to be implemented at the scale of a 12-million-citizen metropolis, it is necessary to make sure that they are reliable, safe and effective. To this end, Moscow will create several industrial 5G test sites: these are operating city facilities where a 5G network will be deployed and various promising solutions will be tested,' said Eduard Lysenko, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Information Technology of Moscow.

The search, selection and testing of medical services will be handled by the Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare. Rostelecom will act as the operator of the 5G network: it will create infrastructure, provide equipment and develop technical solutions. The Department of Information Technologies of Moscow will coordinate and facilitate all stages of the piloting.

This data set will be analyzed using artificial intelligence technologies to help make prompt and informed medical decisions, including drawing on test results and digital medical images from the database. The solutions that will be piloted at the range will eventually become available at most healthcare institutions and will raise the quality standards of medical services across the country.

In cooperation with specialists from the Department of Information Technologies, the most capacious and effective solutions that can help doctors and patients will be tested, perfected and selected. These will include 3D modelling of X-rays available to every doctor, innovative solutions using virtual reality and artificial intelligence for the practical work of surgeons, and an intelligent video surveillance system.

David Pac

Update 24 November 2021