Abstract:
Confronted with the patchy, slow deployment of 4G in Europe, the European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker recognized that, in spite of being strong in resea...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Confronted with the patchy, slow deployment of 4G in Europe, the European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker recognized that, in spite of being strong in research, Europe “needs a more aggressive infrastructure roll-out”. He called for coordinated action “to make 5G a reality for all citizens and businesses”, to reap the benefits that would accrue and achieve the European Digital Single Market. However, coverage of sparsely populated areas, in particular rural ones and those near the borders, remains a challenge. Similarly, Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) adds taxing real-time requirements. By focusing on these exacting scenarios, aiming at continuity of service across the continent, and addressing the broad scope of issues involved, which go well beyond technology, we are aiming for large-scale deployment across Europe as early as 2025.
Published in: IEEE Network ( Volume: 35, Issue: 3, May/June 2021)
European Commission, DG CONNECT, Future Networks, Future Connectivity Systems (The opinions herein are those of the author, and do not reflect any official position of, nor do they commit, the European Commission.), Belgium
Jorge M. Pereira has been with the European Commission since September 1996, becoming Principal Scientific Officer in 2005, dealing with ICT Research and Policy, covering a broad variety of areas, with a focus on networking, devices, applications and services, testing and validation, as well as deployment. Since 2016, he has been in the Future Connectivity Systems unit, focusing on 5G and beyond. He is responsible for the...Show More
Jorge M. Pereira has been with the European Commission since September 1996, becoming Principal Scientific Officer in 2005, dealing with ICT Research and Policy, covering a broad variety of areas, with a focus on networking, devices, applications and services, testing and validation, as well as deployment. Since 2016, he has been in the Future Connectivity Systems unit, focusing on 5G and beyond. He is responsible for the...View more
Contents European Commission, DG CONNECT, Future Networks, Future Connectivity Systems (The opinions herein are those of the author, and do not reflect any official position of, nor do they commit, the European Commission.), Belgium
Jorge M. Pereira has been with the European Commission since September 1996, becoming Principal Scientific Officer in 2005, dealing with ICT Research and Policy, covering a broad variety of areas, with a focus on networking, devices, applications and services, testing and validation, as well as deployment. Since 2016, he has been in the Future Connectivity Systems unit, focusing on 5G and beyond. He is responsible for the areas of Advanced Spectrum Management; Optical/Wireless Convergence; Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM); and Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR). Prior to that, he was responsible for re-structuring the area of Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE). He is a Member of the IEEE, where he is an associate editor for Mobile Radio, including Vehicular Communications, for the IEEE VTS Magazine, and a member of the IEEE 5G Summit Steering Committee of the IEEE Communications Society. He also served as an associate editor for ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. He has been involved in the organization of major IEEE conferences, namely PIMRC, WPMC, VTC, ICC, ICT, GLOBECOM and 5G Summits in various positions, including TPC, Panel and Special Session co-Chair. He obtained the Engineering and Master degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering-systems from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1993. He received the Industry Achievement Award of the Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Forum in 2003, in recognition of his “outstanding contributions, research and development in the field of SDR”, and was inducted as a life-member of the Wireless Innovation Forum. He was inducted in the IPv6 Hall of Fame at the IPv6 Forum Summit in Nanjing, China, in October 2019.
Jorge M. Pereira has been with the European Commission since September 1996, becoming Principal Scientific Officer in 2005, dealing with ICT Research and Policy, covering a broad variety of areas, with a focus on networking, devices, applications and services, testing and validation, as well as deployment. Since 2016, he has been in the Future Connectivity Systems unit, focusing on 5G and beyond. He is responsible for the areas of Advanced Spectrum Management; Optical/Wireless Convergence; Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM); and Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR). Prior to that, he was responsible for re-structuring the area of Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE). He is a Member of the IEEE, where he is an associate editor for Mobile Radio, including Vehicular Communications, for the IEEE VTS Magazine, and a member of the IEEE 5G Summit Steering Committee of the IEEE Communications Society. He also served as an associate editor for ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. He has been involved in the organization of major IEEE conferences, namely PIMRC, WPMC, VTC, ICC, ICT, GLOBECOM and 5G Summits in various positions, including TPC, Panel and Special Session co-Chair. He obtained the Engineering and Master degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering-systems from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1993. He received the Industry Achievement Award of the Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Forum in 2003, in recognition of his “outstanding contributions, research and development in the field of SDR”, and was inducted as a life-member of the Wireless Innovation Forum. He was inducted in the IPv6 Hall of Fame at the IPv6 Forum Summit in Nanjing, China, in October 2019.View more
