Netherlands

KPN of the Netherlands has tested 3.5GHz 5G connectivity between multiple locations, completing data sessions and voice/video calls on 5G smartphones between its 5G indoor network in the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, its 5G FieldLab in the Port of Rotterdam and the KPN Technology Lab in The Hague.

VodafoneZiggo launched a 5G base station connected to its existing mobile network in Maastricht using a 3.5GHz test frequency permit, in partnership with Ericsson. The purpose of the 5G base station in Maastricht is to gain experience in integrating 5G technology with the commercial network before expanding 5G pilot activities to Eindhoven in autumn 2019, […]

T-Mobile Netherlands launched three 5G test network sites in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague, The Hague Tech (Central Innovation District) and T-Mobile’s head office in the city. Frequency bands used at the research sites include 700MHz, 3.5GHz, and 26GHz. The goal is to make The Hague the first city in the Netherlands with […]

5G is tested in Eindoven in the Netherlands by Ericsson and Vodafone Ziggo using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band, temporarily allocated by the Radio Communications Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The rollout of 5G will cover numerous locations in the Dutch city.

The municipality of Amsterdam successfully tested 5G applications based on fan experience and safety inside the stadium and outside on the Arena boulevard over the 3.5 GHz frequency, using a license with a bandwidth of 40 MHz in the 3.7 GHz band. KPN collaborated with Johan Cruijff ArenA and the vendor Nokia for the setup of […]

In the frame of European project “5Groningen” in the Netherlands, tests for 5G applications are undertaken in five different themes: care, energy, traffic & logistics, agriculture and living environment. This initiative from the Economic Board Groningen (EBG) was launched in early 2017 in collaboration with KPN, Vodaphone, Ericsson, Huawei and others.

The Dutch operator KPN openned four 5G labs in the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, a farm in the northern town of Valthermond (Drenthe), the port of Rotterdam, and two motorway stretches in the south of the country. In Amsterdam arena, tests will include massive MIMO antennas from RAN supplier Nokia. At the Valthermond farm, […]

On Rotterdam harbour, on the 6th of November 2018, KPN, Shell, Huawei, ExRobotics, Accenture and ABB have tested industrial 5G-applications. The tests aimed for the optimisation of manufacturing and the improvement of maintenance prediction and safety. The tests at Shell Pernis successfully tested preventive maintenance for around 160,000km of pipelines using  5G-connected UHD-cameras with machine […]

VodafoneZiggo starts Docsis 3.1 tests with customers in Utrecht Around 20 premises, including homes and small businesses, will test increased network capacity and broadband speeds of 1 Gbps and higher The tests in Utrecht will already support speeds of 1 Gbps download and 100 Mbps upload.

VodafoneZiggo started tests in around 20 homes and small businesses in Utrecht. They will test increased network capacity and broadband speeds of 1 Gbps download and 100 Mbps upload.