EC announces EUR 50 mln funds for 5G mobile research

News Wireless Europe 26 FEB 2013
EC announces EUR 50 mln funds for 5G mobile research
The European Commission (EC) has announced funding of EUR 50 million for research to deliver 5G mobile technology by 2020. EC Vice President Neelie Kroes said the aim of the funds was to put Europe back in the lead of the global mobile industry. She said she wanted 5G to be pioneered by European industry, based on European research and creating jobs in Europe. 

METIS, 5GNOW, iJOIN, TROPIC, Mobile Cloud Networking, COMBO, MOTO and PHYLAWS are some of the new EU research projects that address the architecture and functionality needs for 5G / beyond 4G networks. In particular, the METIS project gains a EUR 16 million fresh EU investment. Overall, from 2007 to 2013 EU investments amount to more than EUR 700 million for research on future networks, half of which is allocated to wireless technologies, contributing to development of 4G and beyond 4G. 

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