Italy

Developing 5G network solutions to tackle significant challenges for dense, ultra-dense and hotspot areas. Connectivity for thousands of users in confined spaces, from football stadiums and concert halls to airports. 

Driving new network concepts targeting applications in dense city areas, validated through scalable lab and field-trial demonstrators.

A touristic city test-bed demonstrating innovative applications and enhanced user experiences for citizens and visitors, leveraging network slicing and elasticity. 

A reliable, high-quality content-aware network meeting increasing demand, with open standards, interfaces and protocols. Unleashing the potential for everyone to access all areas of the Internet. 

Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) in immersive media. Tackling the critical challenge of availability and interaction between users for a much smoother user experience.

Adavnced high-definition surveillance systems for environmental monitoring in urban areas, such as unauthorized dumping of waste during large events. 

Enabling Smart Energy as a Service with research to verify the stability, resilience and ultra-fast response (below 5ms) of the energy grid with high share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Distributed Energy Storage.

Enabling telecom service provide to offer high resolution media on-demand service. Connecting 5G to smartphones, PCs, TVs for flash events like highlights from football matches with rapid updates on demand. 

Optimized bandwidth use and power consumption. 

5G emergency communications infrastructure and services using end-to-end software defined networking and network function virtualization. Emergency response for real-time monitoring and protection of critical infrastructure. 

Developing High-Definition/4K video services, Video 360, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (VR) services for smart cities with increased service and network performance