BROWSING: EU

Cellnex gets EU funds for shared 5G network for IoT, V2X on Czech-Poland border

Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) as part of its Connecting Europe Facility for digital...

10 new 5G projects get €50m EU funds – for healthcare, public safety, logistics

Ten new projects have been selected for €50 million of European Union (EU) funding from a second call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) programme. The focus of the funding is 5G for Smart Communities’, and includes a couple of notable...

IoT maker u-blox claims first “gold-standard” cyber-secure cellular IoT modules

IoT module maker u-blox is the first out of the blocks, it says, to have its LTE-based Cat 1 and Cat 4 IoT modules certified as “gold-standard” cyber-secure by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The company’s LARA-R6 (Cat 1) and LARA-L6 (Cat 4)...

Citymesh heads €3.9m EU smart-city project with 5G build in Belgium

Belgian private network provider and industrial connectivity specialist Citymesh has said its smart-city consortium project with the city of Wavre in Belgium has received a €3.9 million grant from the European Digital Fund to build a private 5G network to make the city, a...

What is Industry 5.0? (And what’s the beef with Industry 4.0?)

The first plenary session at IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona last week saw an address by the European Commission about Industry 5.0. Say what? Industry 5.0? What about Industry 4.0? Are we done with that already? Are we finished with this process...

Europe sets binding 2030 targets to boost digital skills, infrastructure, industry

European countries are now required to jointly develop and measure progress on digital skills, digital infrastructure, and digitalisation of both private industry and public services. A new ‘monitoring and cooperation’ mechanism obliges EU member states to collaborate on the development, implementation, and measurement of...

EU is close to funding its own satellite internet system – report

Officials are expected to hash out the remaining details of the €6 billion project next week European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament officials are close to a finalizing a €6 billion (US$6.18 billion) deal to put a satellite internet system into orbit. The European...

Weeks after EU law, Lightning leaves the iPad

Apple’s 10th Generation iPad sports USB-C, leaving Lightning behind after a decade Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off two new iPad products, one aimed at professionals and the other aimed at the rest of us. Apple refreshed its iPad Pro and regular iPad line,...

EU telcos push big tech to pay the infrastructure bill

5G and fiber buildout isn’t viable without making the biggest users pay for part of it, say EU telcos Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and 13 other Communication Service Providers (CSPs) in Europe are clamoring for hyperscalers and other big tech companies to pick up part...

Euro transport and space agencies team up on satellite comms for smart vehicles

ERTICO, the European public-private collective of road transport agencies and organisations, has signed a provisional deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to collaborate on space technology and services to improve the safety and reliability of assisted and automated vehicles on European roads. The...

Microsoft aims at public sector with Cloud for Sovereignty

The new service promises to help governments and public sector organizations keep data safe, secure, and local. Microsoft on Wednesday announced Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty, a new solution aimed at governments and public sector customers looking to accelerate digital transformation efforts. The new service was...

How to stifle innovation by impeding competition among technologies, companies and business models (Analyst Angle)

The European Union has declared that USB Type-C standard connectors will be required for charging various devices sold from 2024. This seems to have grabbed as much media attention as the far more significant announcement of its new Digital Markets Act that will intervene...

EU public sector cloud use is under investigation

The EU's public sector cloud use is under investigation from the Brussels-based GDPR enforcement authority.

Vodafone adds 24m IoT SIMs in 12 months, tips EU’s Covid recovery plan for new growth

Vodafone added 24 million IoT SIM connections in the 12 months to September 30. Its total connections count stood at 136 million at the end of the period, at the end of the second half of the 2021/22 financial year, up from 112 million...

Europe announces major release, review of public-private 5G funds to spur economy

The European Commission has published a major review of funding for 5G-based and 5G-related industrial transformation, including €10 billion of new public-private partnership (PPP) funding to drive the region’s digital and green agendas, and a series of “ambitious” recommendations to raise venture funding in...

Ericsson provides private 5G for EU Industry 4.0 pilot at Ford plant in Spain

Ericsson is to deploy a standalone private 5G network at a Ford engine plant in Valencia, in Spain. The trial installation is part of a European Union initiative to drive Industry 4.0 development. It puts focus on wireless control of autonomous automated guided vehicles...

Europe agrees “most ambitious” €95.5bn Horizon mega-fund for digital change

The European Council and the European Parliament, representing the governments and citizens of European Union member states, have approved the European Commission’s new €95.5 billion Horizon Europe fund for the period to 2027; they are now to sign the deal off to set in...

Europe bolsters cloud-native private 5G for Industry 4.0 with FUDGE-5G kickoff

The technology and government sectors both love an acronym, but FUDGE-5G? Really? It seems a stretch; a random mnemonic to brand a rather complex-sounding EU innovation initiative. The project’s full name is ‘Fully Disintegrated Private Networks for 5G Verticals; just try picking the letter...

Eir to stick with Huawei, remains ‘confident’ in the vendor’s security

Eir: 'Huawei rip and replace would be a costly endeavor for both carrier and customer' Citing costly rip and replace measures, Irish carrier Eir said it plans to stick with Huawei as a vendor for its 5G network and continue following the EU recommendation that...

Key EU smart farming project claims advances in IoT interoperability, data sharing

The European Commission has published the results of its Internet of Food and Farm (IoF2020) project, one of three large-scale pilots it has funded in the agricultural sector as part of its Digitising European Industry (DEI) policy. It has delivered hard returns, around interoperability...

#TBT: T-Mo tests low-band 5G; Getting a taste of STIR/SHAKEN; CBRS pieces falling into place … this week in 2019

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mo tests 5G...

European Commission proposes no 5G small cell planning permission obligations

5G small cell antennas must meet certain physical and technical criteria In an effort to accelerate 5G small cell adoption across the European Union (EU), the European Commission (EC), after specifying the physical and technical characteristics of small cell equipment, has recommended that this type...

EU reveals final 5G funding under Horizon 2020, focused on transport and industry

The European Union (EU) has signed off 11 new research projects into development of 5G industry and use cases in Europe, with a focus on mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing, as well as on Europe-based innovation around 5G hardware itself. The new projects are among...

What’s the outlook for millimeter wave 5G in the EU (and UK)?

U.S. regulators have been very bullish around the role of millimeter wave frequencies for 5G service, opening vast swaths of high-band spectrum for auction. Millimeter wave was used for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile 5G launches, although the first two operators are tapping dynamic spectrum...