Italian operators TIM and Fastweb have jointly deployed the first 3GPP standard 5G commercial base station in the country in Bari, featuring Huawei's end-to-end (E2E) 5G equipment.
TIM, Fastweb and Huawei jointly demonstrated a total of ten 5G use cases at Fiera del Levante in Bari. These use cases focus on Smart City and Transport, Environment and Heritage, Smart Health, Smart Port, AR/VR, Smart Culture and Tourism, Smart Road, Smart Agriculture, etc.
As a long-term business partner of TIM and Fastweb, Huawei has provided a series of E2E 5G commercial devices to help construct core networks and access networks, as well as customer premise equipment (CPE).
Last month, Fastweb signed an agreement to acquire Tiscali's fixed wireless branch of business and full ownership of 3.5 GHz spectrum that can be used to build 5G network. The value of the deal will be approximately 150 million euro.
Mario di Mouro, Strategy and Innovation & Customer Experience Officer, TIM
5G will be the most important enabling factor for many innovative services that can revolutionize the lives of citizens and businesses, effectively implementing the gigabit social paradigm.
Andrea Lasagna, CTO, Fastweb
The new and demonstrated use cases launched with the Bari Matera 5G project are part of a large portfolio for innovative solutions that Telecom Italia is developing to accelerate the digitization of the country. The potential of 5G is endless and able to deeply transform our way of life.
