EXCITING Newsletter no. 1 available

Check out the first edition of the EXCITING Newsletter and find out the most recent project developments and activities since the launch of the project in November 2016.

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The EU brings member states together to lead on 5G

The European Union (EU) has signed a major ministerial declaration to bring together the bloc’s member states and combine their collective resources to realise the potential of 5G mobile networks across the EU, and make Europe a global leader in future mobile networking technology.

Signed in Tallinn, Estonia, the current … Read more...

Three universities to develop £16m 5G test network

Experts from leading 5G research institutions at King’s College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol, will be awarded £16m to develop the cutting-edge 5G test network which will see academic expertise and commercial leadership brought together to trial the technology and make sure people and businesses can enjoy … Read more...

China to be world’s largest 5G market by 2025

Very interesting article from Telecompaper about how the Chinese operators are on track to launch commercial 5G networks by 2020 and are expected to establish China as the world’s largest 5G market by 2025, according to a report from GSMA Intelligence and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology … Read more...

First EXCITING Event in Beijing Successfully Concluded

The consortium has been busy for the past two months, preparing for the first Conference of the EXCITING project on EU-China Collaboration on 5G and IoT, as well as the plenary meetings for project partners in Beijing between March 8th- 10th, 2017.

Conference: Enhancing EU-China Collaboration in the field of

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EXCITING Seeking Synergies with New H2020 Project ERICENA

The new H2020 project – European Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in China (ERICENA) – has been successfully launched on January 19th, 2017.

The Centre will provide services to public and private European and Chinese clients, promoting Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) cooperation with China and connecting European researchers … Read more...

EXCITING Presenting at the Global Network Technology Conference (GNTC) in Beijing)

The Global Network Technology Conference (GNTC), organised by the EXCITING partner BII (Beijing Internet Institute) took place in the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel, Beijing from 7-9 December, 2016.

Comprising six technological summits (IPv6, SDN, NFV, 5G, NB-IoT and Cloud Computing) and several technical workshop (including Open-O, ONF-SDN Skills Certification, … Read more...