IMAGINE-B5G

The evolution of Beyond-5G (B5G) mobile telecommunications networks presents a significant opportunity for Europe to establish leadership in innovation, addressing the requirements of use cases across various sectors. IMAGINE-B5G, an intelligent networks and services (SNS) project, was born to implement an advanced, affordable, secure, and programmable end-to-end (E2E) 5G platform for large-scale trials and pilots in Europe, leveraging the best features of the Beyond-5G network. The project has already identified seven vertical sectors and their related stakeholders, including PPDR, Media, Education, Smart Agriculture and Forestry, Health, Transport and Logistics, and Industry 4.0.

The IMAGINE-B5G project aims to make a huge impact worldwide among vertical industries by equipping those located in Europe with facilities that can increase their capacity for innovation, digitalisation and boosting their economies; by implementing simultaneous trials, which serve to prove that operators can meet the stringent technical requirements of the new B5G/6G applications; by using its pilot projects with vertical and cross-vertical industries to demonstrate Europe’s evolution and leadership in advanced 5G technologies and architectures; and by preparing and maximising the widespread acceptance and adoption by end users of B5G solutions in European economies.

IMAGINE-B5G brings together four advanced 5G experimental facilities located in Norway, Spain, Portugal and France. These facilities are responsible for capitalising on previous 5G-PPP infrastructures and vertical trial projects, and establishing analogies to reuse and improve platform components as much as possible. Relevant vertical stakeholders can use the IMAGINE-B5G platform to extensively test a wide range of vertical B5G use cases within the IMAGINE-B5G facilities.

Ubiwhere’s contribution is to provide its IoT platform, which is efficient at collecting and processing data to provide real-time reporting, critical updates and actionable intelligence.

This project has received funding from SNS JU under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 101139073