The Regulation specifies the physical and technical characteristics of small cells for 5G networks. It aims to help simplify and accelerate 5G network installations, which should be facilitated through a permit-exempt deployment regime, while ensuring that national authorities keep oversight.
5G will transform our economy and society. The “fifth generation” of wireless technology will deliver high capacity, high-speed and low-latency (quick network response) services across vital sectors.
“5G wireless networks represent a pillar of socio-economic development for Europe as they will enable new services in health and care, energy, transport, education and many other areas. Their importance is even more evident today as they will play a key role in our recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Together with Member States, we must pave the way for the timely rollout of 5G, without restrictive administrative barriers, which will in turn create significant demand from our industry and will amplify European innovations and competitiveness,” stated the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
The “fifth generation” of telecommunication systems, or 5G, are one of the most critical building blocks of our economy and society. 5G will support, amongst others, the digitalisation of the healthcare sector. Most importantly, medical treatment will be more accessible, quicker and more precise. With 5G, healthcare systems can enable mobile networks to handle remote patient monitoring, as well as efficient and simplified collaboration between medical specialists. In parallel, this new technology will transform cities, making them more sustainable and safer. It will make clean energy resources easier to manage and enable autonomous driving, where vehicle-to-vehicle communication will increase safety and reduce accidents. In addition, 5G will open the way for innovative solutions in industry and manufacturing: optimising processes and enabling interconnected and remotely controlled equipment.