French and German govts team up to fund private 5G projects
by Harry Baldock, Total Telecom
Tuesday 25 January 22

The two governments are jointly funding four 5G projects to help create a “European ecosystem for private networks in the field of 5G telecommunications”
Back in 2020, the French and German governments agreed to collaborate in the development of 5G and by spring 2021 a joint call for 5G projects focussing on private campus networks using Open RAN architecture had been announced.
Now, around a year later, the French and German governments are jointly providing €17.7 million to support four winning 5G projects that will be co-developed by a consortia of 14 French and 16 German partner companies.
“I am looking forward to an intensive collaboration between France and Germany…
Back in 2020, the French and German governments agreed to collaborate in the development of 5G and by spring 2021 a joint call for 5G projects focussing on private campus networks using Open RAN architecture had been announced.
Now, around a year later, the French and German governments are jointly providing €17.7 million to support four winning 5G projects that will be co-developed by a consortia of 14 French and 16 German partner companies.
“I am looking forward to an intensive collaboration between France and Germany…
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