JAN 06 2026
IMAGINE-B5G Project drives European leadership in B5G innovation: find out more about Ubiwhere’s contribution
The IMAGINE-B5G project, funded by Horizon Europe and the SNS JU, has successfully completed large-scale 5G/B5G trials across its federated European testbeds. Over the past three years, the consortium validated a diverse set of vertical applications and platform extensions. As a project partner, Ubiwhere contributed with its IoT platform, which is efficient in data collection and processing, and accompanied, as a patron, the N-TourXP-5G project, selected in Open Call 2.
IMAGINE-B5G delivers an advanced end-to-end 5G/B5G platform enabling large-scale trials and pilots across Europe. The project federates experimental facilities in Norway, Spain, Portugal, and France, giving SMEs, start-ups, academia, and industry unique access to test innovative vertical applications and platform extensions. Across its three Open Calls, the project funded 45 experiments and achieved strong results across seven verticals: PPDR, media and entertainment, transportation and logistics, Industry 4.0, education, agriculture and forestry, and eHealth.
Ubiwhere was part of the IMAGINE-B5G Portuguese facility, which supported the deployment and validation of 13 Open Call projects. Within this ecosystem, Ubiwhere acted as a patron for the N-TourXP-5G project, selected in Open Call 2, which focuses on the smart digitalisation of tourism and demonstrates the potential of 5G to transform the visitor experience in European destinations. Besides leading the communications and dissemination area, Ubiwhere contributed with its IoT platform, which efficiently collects and processes data to deliver real-time reports, critical updates, and actionable intelligence.
The IMAGINE-B5G project strengthened European research capacity and reinforced industrial competitiveness by establishing a scalable model for cross-facility experimentation. By validating Beyond-5G technologies in realistic operational environments, the initiative increased confidence in the adoption of advanced connectivity solutions across multiple sectors. The Open Call framework further accelerated market innovation, empowering SMEs and start-ups to mature their technologies through full-scale testing, reducing time-to-market and mitigating deployment risks.
Through this contribution, Ubiwhere helped accelerate the development maturity of third-party innovations, reinforcing the platform’s role as a collaborative backbone for Europe’s advanced 5G pathway towards commercial uptake and broader societal adoption.
