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4th European 5G Observatory Stakeholder Workshop – 5G in the Digital Decade

This very timely workshop provided for a great opportunity to review the main findings four years into the existence of the 5G Observatory. It allowed for an exchange views on the current state of play of 5G deployment, it highlighted the latest market trends and global developments, and took stock of where we are in Europe in reaching the targets of the 5G Action Plan and the Digital Decade Strategy.

Agenda

The agenda is available in the download section below.

The virtual Workshop

The fourth stakeholder workshop "European 5G Observatory – 5G in the Digital Decade" took place as an online event on Thursday, 20 October 2022 from 10:30-13:30.

The workshop was open to all stakeholders interested in 5G, including telecom operators and suppliers, national authorities in charge of telecom,  spectrum policy, and regulation, as well as representatives of the vertical industries (such as transport, logistics, automotive, health, energy, smart factories, media and entertainment)  considering to use of 5G for their use cases.

The workshop was organised fully remotely, as was the 2021 edition.

Workshop Report

The Commission opened the workshop by highlighting the future challenges facing the 5G Observatory, in particular shifting focus from monitoring 5G readiness to monitoring the actual network service rollout and keeping track of progress made towards reaching the Digital Decade targets.

The consultants in charge of the Observatory then presented the latest state of 5G deployment in Europe and key market developments in other parts of the world, reflecting on the data recently published in the latest Quarterly Report (QR 17).

The European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA) gave an update on the implementation of the 5G Cybersecurity Toolbox.

The opening presentations were followed by a panel discussion including experts from industry and public authorities to exchange views on the challenges ahead in achieving the EU ambitions for 5G deployment.

More details on the outcome of the workshop can be found in the files to be downloaded below, including the workshop report as well as the presentations.

Downloads

4th E5GO Stakeholder Workshop_Report_Final
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4th E5GO stakeholder workshop_consortium
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Ookla 5G Observatory slides_20 October 2022
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Agenda 4th E5GO stakeholder event
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ENISA - 5G Toolbox projects
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