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5GMED – First external advisory board meeting

On the past 21st of September 2021, the 5GMED project organised its first advisory Board meeting composed of railway and road stakeholders: Jose Almodovar (TNO) 3GPP SA1 Chairman; Ali Hamidian (Huawei), Manager of Research and Standardization team contributing to 3GPP (SA2 and SA5), 5GAA, and 5G-ACIA; Nicolas Chuberre (Thales Alenia Space) ETSI/TCSES/SCN WG Chairman; Albert Tortajada I Flores (FGC), infrastructure director of FGC, Antonio Berrios (Adif), strategic...

Cooperation, the key to the future of mobility

Summary of the white paper MNO Network Expansion Mechanisms to Fulfil Connected Vehicle Requirement The 5GAA association published a White Paper about the importance of collaboration between MNO road operators, national and regional governments as well as national road and communications regulators/ authorities to ensure cellular coverage of roads needed, to support automotive, road operation and...

CTTC, a contributor to 5GMED architecture and in-vehicle extension

This article is part of an interview series on 5GMED partners to promote the various initiatives the project supports.   The Centre Tecnòlogic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) is a non-profit research institution based in Castelldefels (Barcelona), resulting from a public initiative of the Regional Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). CTTC’s research activities, both fundamental and applied, are organized into four research divisions:...

First in-person consortium meeting of 5GMED partners at the Castellolí Parcmotor

A hybrid meeting organised by coordinator Cellnex has been held in Spain with 5GMED partners to discuss the next steps of the project.   Last 22nd of June 2020, the 5GMED partners met in-person at the Castellolí Parcmotor. During the meeting, the discussions focused on the challenges and the next steps of the project. The conversation helped to shape the actions and the calendar of 5GMED, but also to strengthen the engagement of the partners.   After the working session,...

Nearby Computing, orchestration provider for 5GMED

This article is part of an interview series on 5GMED partners to promote the various initiatives the project supports.   Nearby Computing (NBC) is a start-up company based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2018 as a spin-off of the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). NearbyOne is the flagship product of NBC, bringing...