News in the EU

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus says it will deploy its 5G private network in UK and Spain in the coming months.

Elisa says its network will initially be used to offer fixed wireless access (FWA) home and office broadband services.

Nokia has announced it will be heading the “5G Innov Lab” platform which will serve as a testing ground for 5G industrial use cases.

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.

The Italian government’s implementing body for the scheme, Infratel, announced that Telecom Italia (TIM) would be the first company to receive the funding.

Nokia will be responsible for the modernisation of the operator’s radio infrastructure as well as the rollout of 5G.

Spain has announced plans to fund 5G infrastructure in areas with poor mobile data coverage.

The mobile operator says it successfully tested a surveillance system that included the use of drones in the Spanish port.

Telefónica Germany, which operates under the brand name O2, hopes to use the base stations to provide additional capacity for large events.

The companies trialled using wind energy as well as solar to power a site in Germany.