The announcement came in a joint statement from the country’s mobile operators and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
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.
Majority of Germany now covered by 5G
The German telecom regulator, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) says that 53% of the country is now covered by 5G services.
26 GHz holds back achievement of EU 5G goals
The lack of demand for this band was identified in the latest 5G Observatory quarterly report.
Telenet to launch 5G in Belgium using provisional spectrum
Belgian telecom operator Telenet has announced plans to deploy its 5G mobile network in the country starting on December 6.
Volkswagen and Nokia trial private 5G network at manufacturing plant
Nokia has deployed a private 5G standalone network at Volkswagen’s main manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Nokia to build private 5G network in Finnish goldmine
Nokia has announced it is working with mobile operator Telia to build a private 5G standalone network for Agnico Eagle Finland Oy, which operators a gold mine in northern Finland.
South Korea leads in 5G rollout, followed by China and Japan
This was one of the key takeaways from the third 5G Observatory workshop, which also highlighted green issues and the need to reconsider geographic coverage.
European Operators urge action on OpenRAN
Five of Europe’s biggest operators have released a report which calls on policymakers, EU Member States, and industry stakeholders to collaborate and urgently prioritise Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN).
5G Observatory stakeholder workshop taking place this Thursday
Titled 5G in the Digital Decade, the virtual workshop will review findings from the previous report and look ahead to the latest market trends and global developments.
Open RAN lab to open in Germany
A new innovation lab called i14y will be opened in Germany with the support of the Federal Government.
