Worldwide connected
As a digital think tank, the Digital Hub Ruhr in the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr region is a cooperation between four innovation-driven IT and telecommunications specialists who are leaders in their respective fields:
GELSEN-NET – regional IT system house and leading fiber optic specialist in the region
Verizon – the world's leading telecommunications provider
K-TEL Communications – IT and telecommunications consultancy for individual ICT solutions from Berlin
GELSENWASSER AG – specialist and partner for sustainable, critical infrastructure for municipalities, industry and commerce
The City of Gelsenkirchen as a local anchor and the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences as a research partner have taken over the sponsorship of the Digital Hub Ruhr. With the Digital Campus Zollverein we were able to gain a network partner.
Digital Hub Ruhr
worldwide connected
The Digital Hub Ruhr is the central showroom for Verizon in Germany and Europe. The Gelsenkirchen innovation space is embedded in a worldwide network of more than 15 global innovation hubs in London and the USA. Each Verizon Innovation Hub has been created in cooperation with local universities or companies and has a special focus on digitalization in connection with 5G.
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As a regional fiber optic specialist and provider of IT and telecommunication solutions, GELSEN-NET is one of the future-oriented companies from Gelsenkirchen with 40 years of experience.
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As a listed German infrastructure and supply company with 6,500 GELSENWASSER Group employees, GELSENWASSER is one of the most important German employers in the water industry.
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K-TEL Communications GmbH is a Berlin-based communications provider that stands for secure and reliable business solutions in the field of IT and telecommunications.
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Verizon Communications Inc. is a U.S. and globally leading telecommunications provider in the areas of mobile communications, internet, and landline. The company is headquartered in New York City.
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With its expertise in water management and information technology, the start-up okeanos offers customized solutions to achieve your operational goals, particularly in the fields of hydrological modelling, urban water management and hydrometry.
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Our start-up partner Stackbox delivers the full potential of e-mobility with a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem, including the critical IT solutions required to build and operate it.
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VEXO Lichttechnik GmbH & Co KG is a medium-sized company based in Erkrath. They have been successfully developing, producing, planning and distributing outdoor lighting since 1999.
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As a project sponsor of the Digital Hub Ruhr, the city of Gelsenkirchen enables networking and cooperation between companies, research institutions and other cities / regions in the ICT sector to be further promoted and advanced.
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With its clear focus on science and technology, our research sponsor, the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, not only makes a significant contribution to training the next generation of skilled workers, but also works with regional companies to develop technological solutions and products that set trends.
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As a network partner, the Digital Campus Zollverein e.V. with its 70 members makes a significant contribution as a driving force and network platform for companies and institutions to jointly develop forward-looking initiatives in the Ruhr metropolis.
We consciously build
on partnerships
The Digital Hub Ruhr deliberately builds on partnerships: with SMEs and IT giants, with young start-ups, with innovative research institutions. With the young talent of tomorrow in schools and universities. Only together can we create interest and awareness for the broad spectrum of digital possibilities.
Use cases can be exhibited, tested and developed on site in Gelsenkirchen. Gelsenkirchen is located in the heart of the Ruhr metropolis, which offers a wide range of opportunities with its 53 cities, over five million people and the densest university landscape in Germany. Coupled with a lively start-up scene, the Ruhr metropolis offers the best opportunities for innovation and transformation.
The digital ecosystem
Networks
Networks are the basis of any digital innovation. With them, the foundation of the entire ecosystem is laid and IoT data can be collected efficiently. From LoRaWan to WiFi to fiber optics or 5G – the latest network technologies are presented at the Digital Hub Ruhr.
Access to communications networks and digital services, and thus the provision of sufficient bandwidth, is of crucial importance for people, companies, and municipalities today. In this context, a wide variety of communications networks form the prerequisite and basis for complex applications in areas such as transportation, health, administration, and others. It's not just about connecting people, but also machines. This creates the basis for the Internet of Things.
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Use cases
Numerous smart use cases and their respective sensor technology enable the reliable collection of IoT data.
Identifying viable and innovative use cases to achieve more efficient processes, automated production workflows or a better customer loyalty are the taska of the Digital Hub Ruhr. Here, existing use cases can be seen, and new use cases can be tested under laboratory conditions.
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Applications
Experience dashboards and applications from various fields such as Smart City, Telehealth, Industry, and Logistics, and get inspired. A wealth of data is collected through various use cases.
Providing and analyzing this data for different devices and services is one task of a digital ecosystem. Through a data platform hosted and implemented by GELSEN-NET itself, data can be stored, processed almost in real-time, correlated, and connected to create new added value. The Digital Hub Ruhr offers state-of-the-art data platforms that demonstrate efficiencies through numerous use cases and can be tested under laboratory conditions.
Read more ›Think global,
act local.
The Digital Hub Ruhr is the first innovation hub in continental Europe in the hub network and, with the 5G campus network directly at the Veltins-Arena - in the Open Innovation Lab of the city of Gelsenkirchen - offers exciting prospects for indoor and outdoor use cases.
Integrated into this innovation hub network, all existing and planned Verizon IT use cases worldwide can be accessed from the Gelsenkirchen site. Over 1,000 use cases can thus be brought to the Ruhr area via a live link. With their know-how and thirst for knowledge, experts from all over the world create countless opportunities for digital development for business and science. This increases the global exchange of experience in the field of smart, digitalized system solutions.
True to the motto: Think IT globally, act locally.
