Back to "5G- Advanced for the Industry of the Future", at EURECOM

The two-day event brought together French and German government representatives, industrialists, academics and researchers to discuss the latest innovations in mobile networks and standardization, and how they will transform the industry of the future. Co-sponsored by Qualcomm, EURECOM, IMT and the Franco-German Academy for the Industry of the Future, the conference provided an opportunity to review the latest advances in 5G+, including expert talks, real-time demonstrations and two round-table discussions:

✔ 5G and sustainability
✔ Advancing 5G/6G towards new use cases

The event, which was opened by Odile Gautier (CEO of ITM), Bernard Kleynhoff (President of RisingSud) and David Gesbert (Director of EURECOM), brought together renowned researchers and experts such as Elisabeth Py (Orange Innovation), Frank H. P. Fitzek, professor at the University of Dresden, as well as business leaders such as Cédric Thienot, CEO of Firecell, Henri Seydoux, CEO of Parrot, and political representatives such as Kai Sandmann, deputy advisor to the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.

Organized by EURECOM, a component school of the Carnot TSN institute, the event confirmed the entities' 5G/6G positioning, as David Gesbert, Director of EURECOM, explains : "With the organization of the 5G-Advanced for the Industry of the Future workshop, which brought together manufacturers from vertical domains, 5G players, academics and representatives of the French and German governments, EURECOM continues to position itself as the spearhead of research into the networks of the future, in conjunction with industry and standardization. Even though our research programs on 6G are already well underway, the industrial world has clearly demonstrated its need for support on the enormous possibilities offered by today's 5G in terms of optimizing their processes and the associated savings for the planet (energy and raw materials!). This is precisely where open experimentation platforms, like the one on our campus with OAI (OpenAirInterface), play an essential role."

Advances in industrial 5G

Capable of transforming industry and stimulating innovation, industrial 5G brings together a large number of players, among whom ITM and the Carnot TSN institute play a key role. Other key players include Alliance Industrie du Futur / Filière Solutions Industrie du Futur, GIMELEC, Fédération Française des Télécoms (FFTélécoms),ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DES INDUSTRIES DU NUMERIQUE, Direction Générale des Entreprises,ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique),ANR (Agence nationale de la recherche), Bpifrance and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.

Initiated by Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry, and Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Electronic Communications, the Mission 5G industrielle aims to identify the obstacles to the deployment of 5G and propose concrete actions to support French industry in the deployment of innovative 5G services.

The main advantages of industrial 5G include several parameters:

• Peak data rates are significantly higher than those of 4G, up to 20 times faster.
• 5G can transmit data with extremely low latency of one millisecond (essentially no delay), and is almost as reliable as wired data transfers with high reliability of up to 99.9999%.
• Digital communication is enabled between people, sensors and devices in the Internet of Things.
• Production times and costs are reduced, and factories can adapt more intelligently to demand thanks to the modularity of connected production units.
• 5G offers better management of resources and time, reduced energy consumption, improved infrastructure security and more sophisticated monitoring of equipment and processes to guarantee their operation.

ITM and Carnot TSN Institute win FRAMExG "maturation-prematuration" call for projects

To put 5G and future xG at the service of French industrial competitiveness, Institut Mines-Télécom and its Carnot institute Télécom & Société numérique, together with SATT Ouest Valorisation, are leading the winning FRAMExG program (French pRogram for IP Massification of Europe in XG) as part of the "maturation-prematuration" call for projects (France 2030). This project aims to restore France's position as a leader in future xG communication networks, by implementing a patent massification system, sustained action in standardization and a strategy of transfer to industry.

Thanks to its expertise in 5G-6G and telecom networks of the future, as well as technology transfer, Institut Mines-Télécom is a major player in the field. As co-pilot of PEPR 5G, partner of the Beyond 5G project of PIA4, founder and pilot of the Carnot Télécom & Société numérique institute, it covers a broad spectrum: radio, communication networks, cloud, data spaces, uses and regulation.

All these 5G applications were highlighted by experts at the "5G-Advanced for the Industry of the Future" conference. The annual event highlighted the latest applications of industrial 5G, a fast-growing field with significant potential to transform industry at the dawn of this new era of connectivity.

Relive the highlights of the event in our gallery!