5G-VINNI: The 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure initiative

1/7/2018

NAM awarded a 3 year project funded proposal on 5G called 5G-VINNI. The 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure initiative, or 5G-VINNI, is a conglomerate of 23 partners, including telcos such as BT, Telefónica, Altice, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia, as well as academics from across Europe. The €20 million project will be coordinated by Telenor Group, the international telecom operator headquartered in Norway.

The 5G-VINNI facility in Patras/Greece will be an exemplary Open Source 5G-IoT facility. This means that most of the installed components will be offered as Open Source but there will be also dedicated components and services to support 5G-IoT scenarios. Numerous partners will deploy their technologies in the Patras/Greece facility, thus creating a unique 5G playground for KPI validation and support on future verticals. (more)