Proximus NXT is teaming up with cashless payment provider EventPay to test 5G slicing capabilities in ensuring smooth transactions during busy events in the city of Dendermonde.
The network set-up at Wintermonde, limited in time, included a dedicated slice with a guaranteed capacity for payment handling, accessible only to a limited number of EventPay devices. Thanks to this ‘reserved’ part of the available network capacity, EventPay could keep running its services smoothly, without any on-premise installations of additional capacity, and without the risk of network saturation. During the first weekend of the event, around one third of the payments at the event were handled through devices connected to this dedicated slice of the network.
After this first test, Proximus expects to set up several other customer PoCs in the coming months. The first commercial slicing products are expected to be available later in 2024.
Anne-Sophie Lotgering, Enterprise Market Lead, Proximus
Proximus is dedicated to building the best gigabit network in Belgium by investing heavily in Fiber and 5G technology. Our goal is to meet the needs of our customers by providing a highly customizable and flexible network through 5G slicing. This technology is ideal for business-critical applications and we are excited to continue developing it and exploring its potential use cases with our customers.
