Ensuring that 5G-enabled applications and services perform well requires large-scale experimentation. The 5G-VINNI project has addressed this challenge by providing an end-to-end experimentation facility for 5G services. The video provides a brief overview on the 5G-VINNI facility and how it has enabled the validation of around 30 different vertical use...

On 21st September, TelecomTV published the first of two roundtable videos about 5G innovation for industry verticals. The session sponsored by 5G-VINNI partner Nokia featured two speakers from the project: 5G-VINNI Coordinator Pål Grønsund from Telenor Research and David Kennedy, Director of Eurescom. They discussed, how 5G-VINNI has contributed to...

The 5G PPP work group on Test, Measurement and KPI Validation prepared a white paper in order to provide some insight on the factors that practically affect performance of deployed experimental 5G systems in the field. The white paper includes mainly the views of Phase III infrastructure projects of the...

On 2nd August 2021, the 5G PPP work group on architecture published version 4.0 of its series of white papers entitled “View on 5G Architecture”. This version includes the views of 5G PPP Phase III of the and is now available for public consultation. Among other projects, 5G-VINNI significantly contributed...

The 5G PPP Architecture work group is organising a workshop on Architectural Evolution toward 6G Networks. The workshop is part of the 5G World Forum that is taking pace on 13-15 October 2021 in Virtual and Montreal, Canada The call for paper is published at https://5g-ppp.eu/Architectural-Evolution-toward-6G-Networks/  The goal of the...

5G-VINNI introduces the notion of 5G-VINNI Business Layer, which is a collection of BSS and OSS functions required for the operation of pre-commercial 5G testbeds and commercial 5G networks. In this white paper, we present the capabilities and design of the business layer, and a plan for the phased rollout...