Factories of the future, remote energy readings, remotely controlled vehicles or smart homes fully controlled by voice. What used to sound like a scene from a sci-fi movie is gradually becoming part of everyday life. But none of this could work without the new generation of communication networks, ie 5G networks. Experts from the VUT/Brno University of Technology,  Institute of Telecommunications are now opening a new laboratory #VodafoneUniLab in cooperation with the Czech operator Vodafone, which will connect the academic sector with industrial partners and offer space for testing and development of equipment in the field of Internet of Things or Industry 4.0.