ERTICO will participate in the media and industry analyst briefing event organized by the European Commission and the 5G Infrastructure Association, to launch the 5G PPP White Paper “5G Empowering Verticals”. The event will take place at the Mobile World Congress 2016, on 22 February in Barcelona.

The 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) aims to deliver solutions, architectures, technologies and standards for the next generation of communication infrastructures. Along these lines, the White Paper (5G Automotive Vision) depicts innovative digital use cases from most important vertical sectors and how requirements from verticals impact 5G design. It also presents how 5G will open the field to new business value propositions by cementing strong relationships between vendors, operators and verticals.

ERTICO will focus its intervention on the aspect of the future role and requirements of 5G to support the future vision of connected vehicles.

                      

Invitation to the Media & Analyst Event “5G empowering verticals”

On behalf of the European Commission and the 5G Infrastructure Association, it is our pleasure to announce and invite you to the media and industry analyst briefing event. The event focuses on the launch of the 5G PPP White Paper “5G Empowering Verticals” that will be held at the Mobile World Congress 2016.5G network infrastructures will be a key asset to support the digitalization of economic and societal processes, leading to the fourth industrial revolution impacting multiple sectors. This White Paper depicts innovative digital use cases from most important vertical sectors and how requirements from verticals impact
5G design. It also presents how 5G will open the field to new business value propositions by cementing strong relationships between vendors, operators and verticals. Deploying 5G for vertical markets in Europe by 2020 (the earliest date currently contemplated by the industry) should be a common framing objective.

During the event Mr Gunther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner, Digital Economy and Society, and executives from global top technology companies will discuss the impact of 5G on digital society and digital economy, as well as requirements from vertical industries, business models, architectures and standardization aspects of 5G.

List of Panelists (by company name):

  • Moderator Mr Philippe Defraigne, Cullen International
  • Mr Gunther H. Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
  • Mr Ulf Ewaldsson, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson
  • Mr Hermann Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO – ITS Europe
  • Mr Wen Tong, Wireless Chief Technology Officer, Huawei
  • Mr Hossein Moiin, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Mobile Networks, Nokia
  • Mr Alain Maloberti, Senior Vice President, Orange Labs Networks, Orange
  • Mr Karim Michel Sabbagh, Chief Executive Officer, SES
  • Mr Bjørn Taale Sandberg, Senior Vice President,  Research leader, Telenor
                               

Date
February 22nd 2016, 14h00 – 15h00Location
Press Conference Room 1, Media Village in zone CC4, FIRA Gran Via, Barcelona  

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