PRESS RELEASE
Seoul, South Korea – November 22nd, 2017 – The 5G Infrastructure Association (5G-IA) and the 5G Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) will be attending the Global 5G Event – “5G, Accelerating the 4th Industrial Revolution” – taking place on 22-24 November in Seoul, South Korea, just a few months before the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The biannual Global 5G Event is the leading venue for the discussion of next-generation 5G communications technology, and hosts the global leaders of the field as they work together to develop, standardize and experiment the next generation of new mobile communications infrastructure.
With major players attending from the IoT/Cloud/Big Data/Mobile fields, industry, academic research institutions, leading manufacturers and service providers, the Global 5G Event will offer spirited discussions and insight into the future of 5G development and planned deployments. As part of this agenda, the 5G-IA will participate in several sessions.
On the morning of the first day, Colin Willcock, Chair of the 5G-IA, is speaking in the 5G Trends and Promotion session, which aims to discuss the industrial views and 5G activities of each MoU signatory. This is followed in the afternoon by Uwe Herzog, representing the 5G-IA in the 5G Deployment and Service Provisioning panel discussion on operators’ activities on 5G deployment and service implementation and provisioning, and by Didier Bourse, Chair of the 5G-IA Trials WG, in the panel on Proof of Concept Trial and Solutions for 5G Services and Technologies.
“I’m really looking forward to the Seoul event,” said Colin. “This is an excellent opportunity for us to meet with our colleagues and stakeholders in the field and work together toward creating the best global 5G ecosystem possible.”
Day 2 is also quite busy, with Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, Secretary General of the 5G-IA, presenting on the Requirements and Expectations of Verticals and Eco-Industries in the first session of the day. Following this, Jean-Pierre is also moderating the first special session on Cross-Regional Activities for 5G, as voluntary signatories from China, Korea, Japan, Brazil and Europe, the latter being represented by Emilio Calvanese Strinati, discuss 5G activities worldwide and how cross regional activities and projects could be introduced.
For the complete agenda and more information on the event, please visit the official website.
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About the 5G Public-Private Partnership & the 5G Infrastructure Association
The 5G Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) is the 5G collaborative research program that is organized as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program – The European Union Program for Research and Innovation. It is aimed at fostering industry-driven research, monitored by business-related, technological performance and societal KPIs. The 5G-PPP will deliver solutions, architectures, technologies and standards for ubiquitous next-generation communication infrastructure over the coming decade.
In the 5G PPP, the 5G Infrastructure Association (5G-IA) represents the private side and the European Commission the public side. The 5G-IA is committed to the advancement of 5G in Europe and to building global consensus on 5G. To this aim, the Association brings together a global industry community of telecoms & digital actors, such as operators, manufacturers, research institutes, universities, verticals and SMEs. The 5G-IA carries out a wide range of activities in strategic areas including standardization, frequency spectrum, R&D projects, technology skills, collaboration with key vertical industry sectors, notably for the development of trials, and international cooperation.
More information is available at https://5g-ppp.eu/
Press Contact: Alessandro Bedeschi, The 5G Infrastructure Association
Mail to: alessandro.bedeschi@5g-ppp.eu
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