Expected Impact:
The outcome is expected to contribute to:
- Reduce dependencies on non-European suppliers by boosting the EDTIB and promoting the development of a European solution.
- Create a European ecosystem for secured 5G devices and infrastructures, including hybrid networks (utilising both civilian and military radio technologies), configuration and management tools and cyber security fit for military use.
- Prepare the ground for the use in defence operations of next generation communication standards (e.g., 6G).
- Demonstrate the adaption of an appropriate industry standard to military needs.
- Orchestrate services across multiple administrative domains through the concept of federation.
- Provide worldwide 5G connectivity for operations through the integration of NTN.
5G is a technology originally developed to address the ongoing rapid pace of digital transformation of the different vertical industries in the civilian world. It is continuously being developed through standardisation activities in 3GPP, and new releases with extended features of the standard are approved approximately every 18 to 24 months.
To ensure a technological edge in military use of 5G, it is important to capitalise on the continued momentum of new releases and associated features relevant for military operations. In 2016, resilience in civil communication systems was listed by NATO as one of seven baseline requirements that each Member State
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