5G: 2020 will reach Greece as well

And with Greek participations the international technology exhibition of Barcelona MWC 2019. It should be noted that the Greek delegation organized by Enterprise Greece includes approx 37 companies.

He described 5G as "reality" Claudia Nemat, General Manager of Deutsche Telekom, stressed that the commercial distribution of services through 5th generation mobile networks will start later this year in some European countries, such as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. However, he clarified that it is not included in the list our country which is expected to "taste" the benefits of 5G a year later, in 2020 and in fact in the second half of the year. 

The news is not surprising considering that the process of assigning the frequency spectrum to the interested providers is not expected to be completed until the end of 2019. At the same time, Ms. Nemat referred to the benefits of 5th generation networks both in the daily life of citizens and in various industries such as autonomous driving and manufacturing and noted that under no circumstances should Europe lose the 5G bet or delay its implementation.

5G and broadband, in addition to Ms. Nemat, was also mentioned by the Minister of Digital Policy, Nikos Pappas, during his visit to the Greek pavilion. In particular, during the opening of the Greek kiosk, Mr. Pappas noted that Greece has nothing to envy from other countries competing in the international arena in terms of digital technologies, since there are already decisions of the private and public sector for huge investments in the field of broadband .

By 2022, about 4 billion euros will be invested in the sector, as he mentioned. "Like other European countries, we are launching 5G pilot projects that will radically change the way we enjoy entertainment, the way we do business and the way we use public services, and (this) will "improve the lives of citizens," he said.

It should be noted that the Greek mission organized by Enterprise Greece includes approx 37 companies. However, the Greek element was present in Barcelona and outside the Greek stand with several purely Greek companies presenting their innovative products and solutions in the corridors of the Fira Gran Via

Among them was Intracom Telecom, a Greek company with a long presence, which this year introduced a new series of wireless access and transmission systems, focusing on the new UltraLink platform, which offers 30 Gbit / s capacity from 2 GHz channel and WiBAS micro-BS at 28 GHz for fixed wireless access (FWA) networks. In addition, it introduced to the audience of the exhibition the innovative solutions in the field of telecommunication software services with the new platform of Virtualized Wi-Fi services, as well as solutions in the field of "smart" cities and IoT.

The present at the international technology exhibition in Barcelona was also given by Fluo, of the Mavrogenis group, which presented two new smartphones, the fluo N and fluoX2 Max. The goal of the company, as he explained to us, is its expansion into new markets, emphasizing the quality of construction and the integration of the most modern technologies in the devices.

Two more companies we met in the exhibition corridors were Adaptit, which presents its latest solutions in the field of mobile networks, and Upstream, which has a strong presence in emerging markets, helping mobile providers to offer better services. their customers.

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