Italy

TIM carried out live tests of virtual radio access network technology, a further element in the evolution to 5G. The architecture was elaborated in TILab in Turin and tested in Saluzzo. The test included the installation of a virtual server located more than 60 km away from antennas in Saluzzo. Connections were based on Ethernet […]

TIM plans to turn Turin into Italy’s first 5G city. To get the project underway, TIM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the municipality of Turin. TIM plans to begin conducting 5G technology trials in 2018. The first will involve 3,000 users, who will be able to access an array of smart city […]

TIM, Fastweb and Huawei to start 5G testing in Bari and Matera / TIM announces 5G with Huawei in Bari (port) and Martera (2019 european capittal of culture), to develop first use cases mid 2018 (75% of the city coverage expected for the same year; full coverage end of 2019)

In partnership with Open Fiber, Wind Tre will be launching 5G pre-commercial trials in the city of Prato, Italy. Trials will be performed using the 3.6-3.8 GHz bands, focusing mobility, safety, healthcare and smart energy applications.

Up to 2.7 Gbps achieved by Vodafone and Huawei in the city of Milan, using spectrum in the 3700-3800 MHz and Massive MIMO technology. Both partners also completed a test in Milan, on a full end-to-end (E2E) network, of a technique to enhance the range of high frequency bands (3.7 GHz bands made available by […]

TIM reached DL speeds of 23.4 Gbps at the Polytechnic University of Turin, using spectrum in the 28 GHz band. Partners tested a Virtual Reality tour of a piazza in Turin.

TIM partnered with Ericsson and industrial automation specialist Comauto demonstrate a newly-developed cloud robotics platform at Mobile World Congress, part of their ‘5G for Italy’ initiative launched last year. 

Fastweb in cooperation with Ericsson and the City of Rome started a 5G trial, demonstrated by switching on the first 5G experimental antenna on 22 February 2018. The agreed use case that are being developed concern public transport, public safety and tourism (VR in archeogical sites and museums). For the trial Fastweb is using 42MHz […]

TIM, in partnership with Fastweb and Huawei, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city councils of Bari and Matera as part of 5G trials to be conducted over the next 4 years. Tests are about to be carried out using frequencies in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band made available by the country’s Ministry of […]

In May 2018, TIM demonstrated 5G technology in the 26GHz band and confirmed the contract with Nokia for a 5G network rollout in the 3.5GHz and 26GHz bands.