Peter Stuckmann, Head of Unit Future Connectivity Systems at the European Commission, shares in the Virtual 5G Forum the policies being followed with regard to new generation networks in the European Union.

Álvaro Villegas, from Nokia, explains in the Virtual 5G Forum how he thinks the COVID-19 crisis may affect the development and implementation of 5G in Spain.  

Raquel Barco, Vice-Chancellor of Smart Campus at the University of Málaga (UMA), presents the “LOCUS” project at the Virtual 5G Forum.

Telefónica Spain has developed projects with customers, large corporations, small companies, start-ups, universities, technology centres and public administrations. Mercedes Fernández, Innovation Manager at Telefónica Spain, will present the “5G Technology Cities” initiative, which began in 2018, to those attending the Virtual 5G Forum 2020.

Carles Antón-Haro, member of the board of directors of 5G PPP, the European public-private infrastructure partnership of 5G, will explain the partnership’s commitment to the advancement of 5G technology in Europe.

Peter Stuckmann, Head of the Future Connectivity Systems Unit of the European Commission, who will be the keynote speaker, will open the Virtual 5G Forum with a keynote on the vision and current state of 5G in Europe.

Orange will present, through its 5G Program Director, Luis Delgado, technical pilots and different use cases they are working on, which cover multiple sectors of activity and involve Public Organizations and Administrations, large companies and start-ups.

José Capote, Director of Integrated Solutions for Operators of Huawei Spain, will be in charge of providing a global and Spanish vision on how 5G technology is reaching the market, and in which use cases an earlier adoption is expected.

The 5G Virtual Forum will offer its attendees the 5G development success story in Korea through the multinational Samsung. In his presentation, Daniel Borrás, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Samsung Networks Europe, will present the trends in this country and also the next innovations around 5G technology.