The new “5G Map” of Spain will be presented at the ‘5G Forum’ in Seville

• Private networks, mainly intended for factories, logistics and production centers, will be one of the novelties to be discussed at the 5G Forum in Seville, which starts on Monday, May 8.

• The merger of Orange and MásMóvil, pending approval by the European Commission, will have consequences on the distribution of 5G frequencies assigned to the rest of the telcos.

• The 5G aid plans for companies will also be addressed by Antonio Fernández-Paniagua, Deputy Director General of Planning and Management of the Radioelectric Spectrum of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.

The new private networks, the readjustment of frequencies due to the Orange-MásMóvil merger and government aid for 5G will be some of the hot topics that the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation will address at the 5G Forum in Seville, which starts on Monday, May 8 at the Palacio de Congresos (FIBES) with the motto “Where 5G leaders meet”.

The relevance of all these issues is amplified by the upcoming celebration of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), which will take place in November in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and which will set fundamental guidelines worldwide for the coming decades.

The opening of the sessions of the 5G Forum will be in charge of the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures. It will be Antonio Fernández-Paniagua, Deputy Director General of Planning and Management of the Radioelectric Spectrum, who will report on all these issues and will explain the “Map of 5G in Spain”.

An intervention that has aroused attention in all sectors, companies and professionals involved in 5G and the future 6G.

The 5G Forum in Seville is the main specific and multidisciplinary event held in Spain on 5G. This is the sixth edition and it brings together companies and professionals from Spain, the European Union, the United States and China who, for five days (two face-to-face and three virtual), present their projects, services and solutions to an exclusive audience that takes advantage of the event to make First level networking.

The 26 GHz band, partially intended for private networks

At the beginning of the year, the Council of Ministers announced the approval of a Royal Decree that would allocate a part of the 26GHz frequency band. With this, the qualifying titles may be allocated to private networks on a self-service basis.

As indicated by the European Commission, millimeter waves, centered on the 26GHz frequencies, are one of the three key bands for 5G, in addition to 3.5 GHz and 700 MHz. For this reason, the decision was made decision to allocate a part of this band for the creation of private 5G networks, which can be used, for example, in industries, factories or ports.

This reorganization of the 26GHz band, which was auctioned at the end of 2022, results in the concession without bidding of a part of it, which is great news for private 5G networks, since it will facilitate its use for industrial cases. in certain limited scope locations.

The merger of Orange and MásMóvil, at the expense of confirmation

The already announced merger of Orange with MásMóvil will have a direct impact on the 5G situation in Spain, as has already been assessed by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC).

Despite the fact that this merger has already been announced, it is still at the expense of the approval of the European Commission, which has taken the decision to carry out a more in-depth investigation before announcing the final verdict.

Government aid for 5G, another point of interest

Fernández-Paniagua will also take advantage of his participation in the 5G Forum in Seville to report on the situation of the UNICO 5G aid programs that the Ministry is calling for the implementation and deployment of 5G.

60 million in aid have been called for 5G projects in driving sectors of the economy in 2023. This aid will be allocated to projects for the creation of prototypes associated with 5G, as well as the testing and validation of applications in areas such as tourism, security and, especially, the connected vehicle.

The sixth edition of the 5G Forum, organized by Medina Media Events, is promoted by Sevilla City Office and Fibes, and has the support of the Junta de Andalucía and the Digital Agency of Andalusia, as well as Orange, Telefónica, Viavi Solutions, Ericsson, Capgemini , Rohde & Schwarz, Minsait, Netmetrix, OFG, ZTE, Huawei, Vantage Towers, Vodafone, Nokia, Gsertel, Hispasat, Axión and Impulsa Visión RTVE, among others.