The 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme comprised 93 projects that were organized in three distinctive phases, namely, specification, development, and realization of trials and pilots (T&P).
As of March 2024, nearly all PPP projects have concluded their activities, with only 8 Phase 3 projects still on-going. Projects generated outstanding results and achieved a large impact, as it has been regularly highlighted in the various documents elaborated by the 5G Infrastructure PPP and the 5G-IA (e.g., whitepapers, reports, brochures, roadmaps), as well as in the corresponding project websites.
Collectively, 5G Infrastructure PPP projects created a portfolio of advanced European telecommunication solutions. They also ensured a large momentum and dynamism for the actual trials of these solutions, as well as the further development of 5G systems on the road towards 6G networks, including other projects being funded by the 6G Smart Networks and Services (SNS) Joint Undertaking (JU).
Specifically, Phase 2 and Phase 3 projects were aimed to extensively validate and conduct T&Ps of 5G technology in many vertical sectors, this including automotive, industry, media & entertainment, public safety, health, energy, smart cities, transport & Logistics among others. In this respect, a collection of four “5G Infrastructure PPP – Trials & Pilots” brochures were released in September 2019, December 2020, August 2021 and November 2023.
They portrayed 40 of the most impactful Phase 2 and Phase 3 T&Ps. Following open calls addressed to 5G Infrastructure PPP projects, a panel of more than 15 experts selected the 10 T&Ps to be included in each brochure.
The evaluation criteria included impact on 5G network definition, achieved KPIs, technology and market readiness Levels, societal impact, 5G empowerment, to name a few.
During the development of the PPP programme and projects, the following specific Verticals categorization was converged and defined over the complete programme
Automotive
including Connected car – V2X, Autonomous driving, Remote assisted driving, Telematics…
Industry
Including Manufacturing & Automation (Factory & process automation, In-factory tracking of goods and resources, Telemetry & Monitoring, Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM)…), Agriculture & farming technologies, Aquaculture / Aquafarming, Financial Services…
Media & Entertainment
Including Broadcast services (B2C, B2B2C, Home production), Immersive & integrated Media and Gaming, (Mass) Media production, generation and consumption, Fixed (Home and SOHO) services, Education (MOOCs)…
Public Safety
Including Emergency communication, Daily first response, Rapid disaster response, Public event management, Critical assets protection and surveillance, Border protection and remote area coverage…
Health
Including Smart health, Smart pharmaceuticals, Medical emergency management, Hospital administration, Telemedicine…
Energy
Including (Residential/industry) energy management and provisioning, Energy Distribution, Energy Management, Electric vehicles smart charging, Advanced monitoring and maintenance support, Smart metering…
Smart Cities
Including Public administration, Tourism, Assisted living, People mobility, Smart Building, I2X (traffic lights, sensors…), Education – Smart Campus…
Transport & Logistics
Including Rail, maritime and aviation, Efficient mobility of people and goods, Mobility as a Service, Smart Ports (incl. Autonomous assets & Logistics and Safety), Smart Roads, Smart Railways Tracks, Smart Airports…