Spain announces EUR 20 mln grants for 5G pilots

News Wireless Spain 16 OKT 2018
Spain announces EUR 20 mln grants for 5G pilots

Spain's ICT development agency Red.es has launched a call for EUR 20 million in public funds for two 5G pilot projects co-financed by the EU's regional development programme Feder. In a statement confirming a recent report, Red.es said the projects should be focused on experimenting with the different potentialities of 5G and promoting the development of ecosystems among operators, technology providers and other agents.

Interested parties have until 14 December to submit their project ideas for which spectrum in the 3.4-3.8 GHz and 26 GHz bands will be made available. 

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