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5G networks and services will be available from 2020 and will be the backbone of our future economy and society. Today at the Mobile World Congress, the European Commission and the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) have outlined how the manufacturing, health, energy, automotive, media and entertainment sectors could use 5G to digitise their business models and what performance targets 5G should deliver for them to adopt it.
The 5G PPP – launched by the European Commission in 2013 - brought together experts from the telecoms and IT field and from companies and organisations most likely to rely on 5G , including Volkswagen, Volvo, Peugeot, ERTICO, ABB, Bosch, European Broadcasting Union. Their know-how fed into a white paper which identifies potential uses of 5G for each sector, pinpoints specific technical cross-sector requirements.
Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said "We are trying not only to develop a communication network to connect people, but rather one that will deliver the Internet of Things, connecting anything that can be connected and delivering innovation on top of connectivity. Making 5G a reality in Europe by 2020 will be essential for the success of key sectors like automotive, health and digital manufacturing. This is a chance to reinforce the competitiveness of European industry". Read the Commissioner's full speech and blog
