The two companies conducted the test at the German and French border, as well as the border of Germany and Luxembourg.
THE EU Digital Decade
Announced in 2021, the EU Digital Decade sets out a vision for Europe’s digital transformation by 2030. It has four key areas: ICT skills; business transformation; secure and sustainable digital infrastructures; and digitalisation of public services.
5G is key to this vision: the Digital Decade sets a goal for coverage of all populated areas by 2030 and regards 5G verticals as digital transformation enablers for businesses. Read more about the Digital Decade here.
Italy awards more 5G infrastructure funding contracts
A joint venture between Italian mobile operators Vodafone and TIM has won six lots of funding with a combined value of €345 million.
Nokia and Proximus conduct 5G network slicing trial
Nokia and Belgian operator Proximus tested the technology at the Proximus 5G Innovation Lab in Brussels.
Belgium completes 5G spectrum auction
Citymesh Mobile has emerged as a fourth operator in the Belgian market by securing spectrum in all the bands on offer.
Airbus expands 5G private network to new European countries
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus says it will deploy its 5G private network in UK and Spain in the coming months.
Elisa Estonia launches 5G using new 3.6 GHz licence
Elisa says its network will initially be used to offer fixed wireless access (FWA) home and office broadband services.
Nokia launches 5G lab in France
Nokia has announced it will be heading the “5G Innov Lab” platform which will serve as a testing ground for 5G industrial use cases.
Report: 37% of private mobile network deployments use 5G
A new report published by Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) finds that 5G private networks are growing in popularity, although 59% of private networks use LTE rather than 5G.
Telecom Italia secures €725 million in 5G infrastructure funding
The Italian government’s implementing body for the scheme, Infratel, announced that Telecom Italia (TIM) would be the first company to receive the funding.
Spanish government to offer €150 million for 5G infrastructure
Spain has announced plans to fund 5G infrastructure in areas with poor mobile data coverage.
