5G

This week, Chief Digital Innovation Officer at US Department of the Navy hailed 5G as a “great enabler” of future operations, given their focus on greater connectivity through classified Project Overmatch.

Last November, drones flew over the areas affected by wildfires in British Columbia (Canada), dropping thousands of tree seeds on the charred soil. The flights were part of an experi-mental trial and attempts at reforestation in areas that were completely burned in the de-structive 2017 fire season. With drones on their side, people believe reforestation will go much faster, especially since wildfires are getting worse.

Research shows that gamers in the UK are largely ready for a “post-console” future that pairs 5G connectivity with the cloud and the metaverse.

The coverage with and access to the 5G network in Croatia has grown since the summer of 2021, when licenses for the 5G frequency range were issued, to 60-70%, and a new auction is being prepared for the existing frequencies, to be held in early 2023, said Tonko Obuljen, Chairman of the Council at HAKOM.

Although 5G has yet to make its mark in most parts of the world, the industry is already working on the next-generation version, called ‘5G Advanced’, with more capabilities. Here’s what we know so far.

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) tests in-vehicle and pedestrian real-time safety notifications using high-speed 5G cellular technology and multi-access edge computing.

Huawei has improved the 5G video experience through Telco TV, they communicated from the Chinese giant at the world’s largest telecommunications services fair in Barcelona in early March, and at 5g.hr we have found out the details of the project itself.

The development of 5G networks will attract enormous investments in both Croatia and worldwide, increase the total global GDP, as well as change everyday life and improve the economy, said Croatian telcos leaders at the “5G&beyond” conference, organized by 5G.hr and Markoja.

The 5G network is “4G on steroids”, joked Gordan Šišul, Ph. D., full professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing at the University of Zagreb, speaking on the potentials of the 5G network at the “5G&beyond” conference organized by 5G.hr and the company Markoja.

HAKOM, the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries, will organize a new auction on the allocation of spectrum frequencies for the development of 5G infrastructure at the end of this year, and at the beginning of 2023 at the latest.